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Lessons: Lesson #20: Basic Inversions of Major Chords |
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Pages: 1 2 3 4 5
Suggested Tempo: 120 |
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A great way to add some interesting textures to the way you play tunes is to use inversions of chords you already know. An inversion is when you play a chord using a bass note that is not the root of the chord. This is often notated like G/B, D/F#, A/C#, etc. In these examples, all of the inversions used are first inversions, which means that the third of the chord is used in the bass. For a G chord, the notes that comprise its inversions are:
- No inversion: G (bass), B, D
- 1st inversion: B (bass), D, G
- 2nd inversion: D (bass), G, B
What might something sound like where you use 1st inversions of major chords instead of their root voicings? In the following example, the chord progession is D - A - C - G, but for the A in the 2nd measure and G chord in the 4th measure, we use their first inversion. Thus, our progression is now D - A/C# - C - G/B. |
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