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Posted by yamex5 It appears she's mixing more recent harmony terminology with the terms for figured bass. The root for triads with the 3rd in the bass, first inversion, will be a 6th above. Confusion arises because music for the last 100 years allows chords with the 6th degree added. However, the 6 is ambiguous. For example, in the key of C, a 'B' in the bass with a '6' beneath it could indicate a 'G' major chord or an 'E' minor chord. The 6/3 is in first inversion, but the 6/4 chord is in second inversion, as the fourth will indicate the root, and the 6th will pertain to the 3rd of the triad. Now you can translate the inversions as follows: 5/3 = Root position, 6/3 = first inversion, and 6/4 = second inversion. I hope that answers your question. Mike
on 1/6/2007, 1:51 am, in reply to "Re: about chord inversion"
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Hmm, I believe that you misunderstood Maddy's question.
To unequivocably specify the chord, you would need to indicate two intervals as follows: 6/3 6/4
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