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LilyPond has support for figured bass, also called thorough bass or basso continuo:
<< \new Voice { \clef bass dis4 c d ais g fis} \new FiguredBass { \figuremode { < 6 >4 < 7\+ >8 < 6+ [_!] > < 6 >4 <6 5 [3+] > < _ >4 < 6 5/>4 } } >>
The support for figured bass consists of two parts: there is an
input mode, introduced by \figuremode
, that accepts
entry of bass figures, and there is a context named
FiguredBass
that takes care of displaying
BassFigure
objects. Figured bass can also be displayed
in Staff
contexts.
\figures{ ... }
is a shortcut notation for
\new FiguredBass { \figuremode { ... } }
.
Although the support for figured bass may superficially resemble chord
support, it is much simpler. \figuremode
mode simply
stores the figures and the FiguredBass
context prints them
as entered. There is no conversion to pitches.
Music Glossary: figured bass.
Snippets: Chords
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