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'''Figured bass''' is a form of [[music]]al shorthand. Instead of writing down a tune, its [[bass]] line and the complete [[harmony]], the [[composer]] supplies the tune, the bass line and a series of figures (written beneath the bass line) to indicate the [[chord]]s he has in mind.

'''Figured bass''' is a form of [[music]]al shorthand. Instead of writing down a tune, its [[bass]] line and the complete [[harmony]], the [[composer]] supplies the tune, the bass line and a series of figures (written beneath the bass line) to indicate the [[chord]]s he has in mind.

[[Category:Musical terms]]

[[Category:Musical Terms]]