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Bass lines and melodic decoration

Notes outside the chord: passing and auxiliary notes, appoggiaturas, changing notes and anticipations; and writing a bass under a melody, the other way to answer question 2.

Start: A bass under a melodyAbout 12 min

Lessons

  1. A bass under a melody
  2. Notes outside the chord

Practise and test

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