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- What is a chromatic inversion?
- What is the root of inversion?
- Is root position an inversion?
- What is the purpose of an inversion in music?
What is a chromatic inversion?
(An inversion, for our purposes here, is a chromatic inversion — a mirror image, with the mirror placed horizontally, where all the intervals are preserved exactly — not to be confused with a diatonic inversion. So if the original melody moves up by a major third, say, the inverted version moves down by a major third.
What is the root of inversion?
In an inverted chord, the root is not the lowest note. The inversions are numbered in the order their lowest notes appear in a close root-position chord (from bottom to top).
Is root position an inversion?
Like intervals, triads can be inverted by moving the lowest note up an octave. The lowest note, called the bass note, determines the name of the inversion. When the lowest note is the root of the chord, the triad is in root position. ... This is called second inversion.
What is the purpose of an inversion in music?
An inverted chord means that you've moved the root of a chord to some upper position, leaving a note other than the root as the lowest sounding note. It's a really great device that will add colour to your musical palette.
