Grade 7 Music Theory, Unit 7, Lesson 1 of 6
Brainlag Music

Figures revisited

Music theory, Figured bass, 10 minutes

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The figures for triads and sevenths, read quickly before writing.

The figures

FiguresTriad or seventhPosition
none (or 5 3)triadroot position
6triadfirst inversion
6 4triadsecond inversion
7seventhroot position
6 5seventhfirst inversion
4 3seventhsecond inversion
4 2sevenththird inversion

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

Screen 1 of 2, free to read.

  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards