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The first inversion of a chord is the voicing of a triad, seventh chord, or ninth chord in which the third of the chord is the bass note and the root a sixth above it. [1] In the first inversion of a C-major triad, the bass is E — the third of the triad — with the fifth and the root stacked above it (the root now shifted an octave higher), forming the intervals of a minor third and a minor ...
For instance, the notation C/E bass indicates a C major triad in first inversion i.e. a C major triad with an E in the bass. Likewise the notation C/G bass indicates that a C major chord with a G in the bass (second inversion). See figured bass for alternate method of notating specific notes in the bass.
This is called a slash chord. For example, a C-major chord in first inversion (i.e., with E in the bass) would be notated as "C/E". This notation works even when a note not present in a triad is the bass; for example, F/G [5] is a way of notating a particular approach to voicing an Fadd 9 chord (G–F–A–C).
A 2 means "add 2" or "add 9". Chord inversions and chords with other altered bass notes are notated analogously to regular slash chord notation. In the key of C, C/E (C major first inversion , with E bass) is written as 1/3; G/B is written as 5/7; Am/G (an inversion of Am7) is written as 6m/5; F/G (F major with G bass) is 4/5.
This media depicts a chord outside of a specific musical context. Chords consist of an unordered collection of pitches outside of time (no " distinctiveness "), may be used in compositions by multiple composers ("common material"), and may not be readily apparent in compositions.
The added-sixth chord (notated "6") is rarely inverted since it shares its notes with a seventh chord a minor third down (e.g. C 6 has the same notes as an Am 7), although a counterexample is The 5th Dimension's recorded version of "Stoned Soul Picnic" (on 5). [7]
The chord factor called the "fifth" (pitch name "G") is represented in voice 2 (shown in red). The chord factor that is in the bass determines the inversion of the chord. For example, if the third is in the bass it is a first inversion chord (figured bass: 6 3) while if the seventh is in the bass the chord is in third inversion (4 2). The ...
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