Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 4, Lesson 4 of 5
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The continuo in minor keys

Music theory, Baroque style, 12 minutes

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The raised 7th in the figures, and the diminished seventh in the continuo.

Accidentals in the figures

A sharp on its own: raise the 3rd above the bass

In a minor key the figures carry the raised 7th: a sharp (or natural) beside a figure raises that note. Over the leading note, a 7 is the diminished seventh.

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