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Thread #60120   Message #961414
Posted By: M.Ted
29-May-03 - 03:20 PM
Thread Name: A chord by any other name..
Subject: RE: A chord by any other name..
If SongsterBob hasn't frightened you away, let me add a couple things--

First: yes, the thing you have listed is an inversion,--

Second--, as to the names of the inversions:

Major and minor chords have three notes in them. (To make it easier to see the relationships, chord structure and music theory are generally explained in the key of "C" ) A "C" chord from low to high, is C-E-G, which is called the triad, the first inversion makes the C the highest note: E-G-C, and the second inversion moves the E above as well: G-C-E--The first inversion is sometimes called a 6/3 chord, and the Second inversion is sometimes called a 6/4--Seventh chords, or dominant seventh chords, have four notes, and it is assumed in the naming that the seventh step falls at the top--

Third--In naming chords and inversions, it is always assumed that all the notes of the triad fall within an octave(close harmony) which allows no duplication of notes--this is often impossible on the guitar, because of the peculiarities of string placement, so guitar chords are often "open" harmony--

Fourth--Guitar "Chords" can have up to six notes in them, so they actually contain several inversions--technically, these are "voicings" rather than merely chords or inversions--

Your chord contains both the First and Second inversions in an open voicing with with the seventh on top--