Old Music Theory

Theory of the Great Composers

Summary: Bass Figurations

Listed below are all chord figurations mentioned in the articles for convenience.

Triad

Seventh Chords

Dominant Seventh Chord

Minor & Half-Diminished Seventh Chord

Major Seventh Chord

Same figurations as the minor seventh chord.

Ninth Chords

Major Ninth Chord

Minor Ninth Chord

BOOK I: Chords

Introduction

Preliminary Notions — Basic Concepts

Part I. Consonant Chords

1. Triads
2. Realization of Harmony
3. Tonality of Chords
4. Chord Progressions
5. Chord Modifications, Placement, and Duration
6. Figured Bass
7. Triad Inversions
8. Phrases, Period, and Form
9. Cadences
10. Modulation
11. Harmonic Marches
Supplementary Chapter for Consonant Chords

Part II. Dissonant Chords

13. Dissonant Chords
14. Seventh Chords
15. Ninth Chords
16. Alterations
17. Altered Chords

Supplementary Chapter

Appendix

BOOK II: Accidental Notes

Part I. First Class Accidental Notes

20. Delays