In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a special clef was used for violin music, particularly that published in France For this reason it is known as the French violin clefUNDERSTANDING HARMONY FOR BASS CLEF PLAYERS Tutorials on harmony almost always use the treble clef or bass clef and treble clefs when giving examples There are many players who can't read treble C augmented triad HHÚHÜH C75 HHÚHÜH C95 H H H H ÚH T T T T C wholetone scale ÚH ÜH H T T Note that there is a tone between each noteAbove the given root notes write the remaining two notes that complete the triad in the appropriate position 4 On some manuscript paper notate the following triads Use a key signature Using a bass clef a) C Minor, chord i b) F Minor, chord VI c) G # Minor, chord VI d) F Major, chord iii
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