Brainlag MusicA figured bass played by a keyboard player, filling in the harmony under the melody.
Bass and figures
In Baroque music a continuo player reads a bass line with figures and fills in the harmony. With the melody given, your task is the inner parts: the nearest chord notes, every 7th falling.
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