Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

As with figured bass symbols for triads, these symbols may be shortened; they will measure the interval of the
bass note to the root and the bass note to the seventh of the chord. Memorize and use these numbers.


(Note: Figured bass symbols are modified for minor keys; this subject is beyond the scope of this book.)


Exercise 5


Draw inversions for dominant seventh chords. Label the key and the figured bass symbols. Your instructor may
also ask for the chord symbols (for example, F7).


Exercise 6


Identify the root and figured bass symbols for the following dominant seventh chords. Reminder: in an inversion,
the root of the chord is the upper note of the interval of the second.


Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.


F^4

(^3) _____
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Figured bass: 7 6
5
4
3
4 or 2
Chord symbols: F7 F7/A F7/C F7/Eb
(Used in popular music)
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AM: 7 6
5
4
3
4 or 2
Chord symbols:
E7 E7/G# E7/B E7/D
Example 1.
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