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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Displaying figured bass</h5>
<p>Figured bass can be displayed using the <code>FiguredBass</code> context,
or in most staff contexts.
<p>When displayed in a <code>FiguredBass</code> context, the vertical location
of the figures is independent of the notes on the staff.
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<<
\relative c'' {
c4 c'8 r8 c,4 c'
}
\new FiguredBass {
\figuremode {
<4>4 <10 6>8 s8
<6 4>4 <6 4>
}
}
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<p class="noindent">In the example above, the <code>FiguredBass</code> context must be
explicitly instantiated to avoid creating a second (empty) staff.
<p>Figured bass can also be added to <code>Staff</code> contexts
directly. In this case, the vertical position of the
figures is adjusted automatically.
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<pre class="verbatim">
<<
\new Staff = myStaff
\figuremode {
<4>4 <10 6>8 s8
<6 4>4 <6 4>
}
%% Put notes on same Staff as figures
\context Staff = myStaff
{
\clef bass
c4 c'8 r8 c4 c'
}
>>
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<p>When added in a <code>Staff</code> context, figured bass can be displayed above
or below the staff.
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<<
\new Staff = myStaff
\figuremode {
<4>4 <10 6>8 s8
\bassFigureStaffAlignmentDown
<6 4>4 <6 4>
}
%% Put notes on same Staff as figures
\context Staff = myStaff
{
\clef bass
c4 c'8 r8 c4 c'
}
>>
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Predefined commands</h5>
<p><a name="index-figured-bass-alignment-2214"></a><code>\bassFigureStaffAlignmentDown</code>,
<code>\bassFigureStaffAlignmentUp</code>,
<code>\bassFigureStaffAlignmentNeutral</code>.
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<h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5>
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<p>Snippets:
<a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Chords.html#Chords">Chords</a>.
<p>Internals Reference:
<a name="index-BassFigure-2215"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/BassFigure.html#BassFigure">BassFigure</a>,
<a name="index-BassFigureAlignment-2216"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/BassFigureAlignment.html#BassFigureAlignment">BassFigureAlignment</a>,
<a name="index-BassFigureLine-2217"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/BassFigureLine.html#BassFigureLine">BassFigureLine</a>,
<a name="index-BassFigureBracket-2218"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/BassFigureBracket.html#BassFigureBracket">BassFigureBracket</a>,
<a name="index-BassFigureContinuation-2219"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/BassFigureContinuation.html#BassFigureContinuation">BassFigureContinuation</a>,
<a name="index-FiguredBass-2220"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/FiguredBass.html#FiguredBass">FiguredBass</a>.
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Known issues and warnings</h5>
<p>To ensure that continuation lines work properly, it is
safest to use the same rhythm in the figure line as in
the bass line.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
<<
{
\clef bass
\repeat unfold 4 { f16. g32 } f8. es16 d8 es
}
\figures {
\bassFigureExtendersOn
% The extenders are correct here, with the same rhythm as the bass
\repeat unfold 4 { <6 4->16. <6 4->32 }
<5>8. r16 <6>8 <6\! 5->
}
>>
<<
{
\clef bass
\repeat unfold 4 { f16. g32 } f8. es16 d8 es
}
\figures {
\bassFigureExtendersOn
% The extenders are incorrect here, even though the timing is the same
<6 4->4 <6 4->4
<5>8. r16 <6>8 <6\! 5->
}
>>
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<p>When using extender lines, adjacent figures with the same number in
a different figure location can cause the figure positions to invert.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
<<
{ fis4 g g, e' }
\figures {
\bassFigureExtendersOn
<6 5>4 <5\! 4> < 5 _!> <6>
}
>>
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<p>To avoid this problem, simply turn on extenders after the figure that
begins the extender line and turn them off at the end of the extender line.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
<<
{ fis4 g g, e' }
\figures {
<6 5>4 <5 4>
\bassFigureExtendersOn
< 5 _!>4 <6>
\bassFigureExtendersOff
}
>>
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