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I'm learning by myself harmonic progression I'll be glad if you can help me with the questions I have if this is not the right place for my questions tell me.

In the VI-IV in Bb+ I put G in the bass that goes down to Eb so do I have to go up to Eb or down to Eb? how I know what to do?

In II- V in minor key Eb- again I'm not sure if the notes in bass should go down or up in one book I have it shows to go up and in other down from F to Bb...

In iii vi in C#- I have to go down in the bass?

Any help is welcome and sorry for my english

In the VI-IV in Bb+ I put G in the bass that goes down to Eb so do I have to go up to Eb or down to Eb? how I know what to do?

Try this:

I'm in the key of Bb Major. My chord progression is a VI-IV [this would be a GMaj chord, not part of Bb Major, going to EbMaj]. Does my bass note have to move up by interval or down?

Answer to all of your questions: Your bass note can do whatever it wants. You can take it up to Eb, you can take it down to Eb. You can take your bass note from B (the third of the GMaj chord) to Bb (the fifth of the Eb chord). Within the movement, the thing you should try to avoid is having the notes carrying G and D move to Eb and Bb. This is parallel motion. In the right context (like rock music) this would be an instance of what some call a 'power chord' moving to another 'power chord'. In that case, go for it. But if you're looking specifically for the sound of GMaj to EbMaj, you're going to have to account for B moving to Bb.

That depends more on what you're trying to do, though. Just remember that music is an 'experimental process'. Try different things to see how they work and go with what works best for you.

Thanks I'm trying to understand the common ways to write the bass progressions. I have exercises and I have to write them in 3 different arrangement but it's complicated he want to follow real close the rules.

Regarding doubling notes I know that in a V-VI I have to double the third in VI but in VI-V happen the same?

In what other progressions there is doubling of notes?

I add here an image with the exercises if I'll know what I did wrong it would help me Imageshack - 98395290

Ugh... doubling the third in a V-VI progression? I've never heard that you have to. My understanding is that in four-part contrapuntal writing, you never double thirds with only a few exceptions. You CAN double the third in a deceptive cadence like a V7 - VI. But you don't have to...

Ugh... doubling the third in a V-VI progression? I've never heard that you have to. My understanding is that in four-part contrapuntal writing, you never double thirds with only a few exceptions. You CAN double the third in a deceptive cadence like a V7 - VI. But you don't have to...

I saw this thing of doubling the third in the books I have..:)

Btw could you seen the image that I put here? I really have to know if what I did was right...