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Goal
Understand how to invert major & minor triads.
Vocabulary
• root position = lowest note of chord is the letter in its name
• chord inversion = lowest note is a chord note other than the root
Essential Knowledge
• Only root position chords can be named based on their lowest note.
• Root position triads only contain 3H & 4H, also called minor 3rd and major 3rd respectively. Inversions include 5H, also called a 4th.