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Thread #153651 Message #3600233
Posted By: Don Firth
10-Feb-14 - 08:01 PM
Thread Name: Chord Req: Can someone please name this chord?
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Can someone please name this chord?
No, the bottom note is not necessarily the root. To identify a chord, you first need to identify the triad, and in this case, it's C, E, and G. The root is C. The G in the bass merely doubles the fifth of the chord.