Re: Any Musical Geniouses here?
Reply #3 –
Hello Josh,
I hate to consider myself a genious by replying here, but I think I remember enough about Bach-style harmony and figured bass to help you.
The only thing sticking out immediately to me is the subdominant chord following the Dominant. As a rule (I hate rules tho) the IV chord should never follow a V unless your writing rock-n-roll, blues, or country. The melody (assuming it can be unchanged) lends to a vi chord here, and it's okay to repeat them...
try this and see:
Right hand:
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Tempo|Tempo:70|Pos:11
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-4
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-1
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-5
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-4
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-4
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-5
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:9|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-2
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-6
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-1
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-4
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:9|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-2
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
Left hand:
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Bass
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Text|Text:"I"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-11|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:6
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"IV"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-11
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:6
|Text|Text:"V"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-11|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:3
|Text|Text:"vi"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-11|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:4
|Bar
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-6|Placement:AtNextNote
|Text|Text:" 4"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"vi"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:6
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-8
|Text|Text:"ii"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:4
|Text|Text:" 4"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-6|Placement:AtNextNote
|Text|Text:" 2"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"V"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:Half|Pos2:2
|Bar
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-8
|Text|Text:"I"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:3
|Text|Text:"iii"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:1
|Text|Text:" 4"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-6|Placement:AtNextNote
|Text|Text:" 3"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"vi"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:1
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"IV"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-11
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:4
|Bar
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-8
|Text|Text:"I"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:6
|Text|Text:" 6"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-6|Placement:AtNextNote
|Text|Text:" 4"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-9
|Text|Text:"V"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:7
|Text|Text:"I"|Font:StaffBold|Pos:-10|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:Half|Pos2:8
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
Hope this helps!
-Virgil