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What are the inversion symbols?
Figured bass
| Triads | |
|---|---|
| Inversion | Symbol |
| 1st inversion | 6 5 |
| 2nd inversion | 4 3 |
| 3rd inversion | 4 2 or 2 |
What is inversion in music theory?
inversion, in music, rearrangement of the top-to-bottom elements in an interval, a chord, a melody, or a group of contrapuntal lines of music. The inversion of chords and intervals is utilized for various purposes, e.g., to create a melodic bass line or (with certain chords) to modulate to a new key.
What is the 5 3 inversion?
But figured bass was usually further abbreviated; 5/3 being so common it was just assumed if not written. A chord in "first inversion," with its 3rd in the bass position, would have a 6/3: for example, if the bass is C, a 6th above that is A, and a third above is E, producing an A minor chord in first inversion.
