A re-
arrangement of a
major,
minor,
dimished,
augmented, or any other
chord. When dealing with
triads, there are 3 ways to arrange the
notes ( 1
root position, and 2 inversions ). For our example, we shall use a
C major chord.
1st 2nd inversions
Root \/ \/
-----------------------|
E |
-----------------------|
C C |
-----------------------|
|
-----------G-----G---G-| - V (Fifth degree)
|
-----------E-----E-----| - III (Third degree)
-----------C--------- - I (Root Note)
This is the first, or root, position of the chord. A first inversion would move the root to the top of the chord, like so:
C
G
E
A second inversion would move the third and the root up an octave:
E
C
G
Now, replace the root, third, and fifth with their equivalent members of other scales (dim, aug, etc). '
Hoo ray' for inversions!