课程: Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals

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Triad inversions

Triad inversions

- So far, we've only looked at triads in a root position, which means the root is the bottom or base note. Since there are three notes in a triad, they can have three possible bottom or base notes. Not only the root, but the third and the fifth as well. We call the triad with the third and the base the first inversion. The triad with the fifth and the base is a second inversion. All three of these have distinct sounds while retaining the quality, major, minor, diminished, or augmented, of the triad. Let's discuss first and second inversions. In the first inversion of a triad we play the chord with the third as the bottom note, the root at the top, and the fifth is tucked in the middle. Let's use a C major triad as the example for clarity. Root position of the C major triad is C, E, G. (instructor plays chord) The first inversion of a C major triad has an E on the bottom, followed by a G, and then a C on the top. (plays chord)…

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