8 figured bass

1. What does 8 mean in figured bass?
2. What is an 8-7 inversion?
3. What does v8 mean in music?
4. What does a 7 mean in figured bass?

What does 8 mean in figured bass?

The 8 is just an octave above the bass note. If you see “8”, that means you play the triad with the root doubled somewhere. In this case, G-B-D-G (or G-G-B-D, or G-D-G-B, etc.). The 7 makes the chord into a seventh chord.

What is an 8-7 inversion?

Basic outline: A V 8-7 is simply a V triad moving to a V7 chord. (See Aldwell- Schachter, p. ... inversion, but V7 chord or V7 chord in inversion does not progress to a V triad in root position or inversion.

What does v8 mean in music?

The 8 means a doubling of the root (an octave above the bass, in root position) and the 8-7 means that a single voice is supposed to move down from the 8ve above the bass to the 7th above the bass.

What does a 7 mean in figured bass?

A seventh chord in root position would be 7/5/3 if completely figured. In practice this is abbreviated to just "7." A seventh chord in first inversion would be 6/5/3, and is abbreviated to 6/5. A seventh chord in second inversion would be 6/4/3, and is abbreviated to 4/3.