Choose a root and a chord type to see every inversion laid out on a piano keyboard. Hear each voicing, read its slash chord name and learn which note sits in the bass.
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Inversions let you move between chords with tiny hand movements instead of big jumps.
See exactly what C/E or G7/F means and which note belongs in the bass.
Hear how the same chord changes color when a different note is on the bottom.
A chord is in root position when its root is the lowest note. Move the root up an octave and the next chord tone becomes the bass, giving the first inversion. Repeat and you get the second inversion, and for four-note chords such as sevenths, a third inversion.
The chord keeps the same name and function, but its sound and bass line change. Inversions are written as slash chords: C/E is a C major chord with E in the bass. Pianists and arrangers use them to connect chords smoothly and to build walking bass lines.
Three notes give root position plus two inversions.
Four notes give a third inversion, with the seventh in the bass.
R is the root; 3, 5 and b7 show each note's role in the chord.
A chord has one fewer inversion than it has notes. A triad has two inversions and a seventh chord has three.
They are the same thing. C/E tells you to play a C major chord with E as the lowest note, which is C major in first inversion.
The lowest note defines the inversion, so it is highlighted in orange while the other chord tones are purple.
Yes. Press Play on any inversion, or click any key on a keyboard to hear that single note.
It uses flats for roots usually written with flats, such as Bb and Eb, and sharps for the rest. You can force sharps or flats.
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