Chord Inversions

Lesson 2/42 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Funk Piano Method

Chord Inversions

So far you have learned the C, F and G major chords. Because the lowest note in each of these three chord is the root note, the shape given is called the root position.

All major chords contain three different notes. These notes can be duplicated and/or played in a different shape. When the third (3) is the lowest note of the chord shape, the chord is said to be the first inversion. The following diagram illustrates the first inversion of the C major chord, which contains the notes E (3), G (5), and C (1) in that order.

C Chord (First Inversion)

Do not confuse the fingering numbers on the chord diagrams with the interval numbers of the chord.

When the fifth (5) is the lowest note of the chord shape, the chord is said to be the second inversion. The following diagram illustrates the second inversion of the C major chord, which contains the notes G (5), C (1), and E (3) in that order.

C Chord (Second Inversion)

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1- Basic Chords 2- New Topic 3- Two Handed Rhythms 4- 16th Note Studies 5- Sixteenth Notes 6- Transposing 7- Using 7th Chords 8- Seventh Chords 9- Seventh Chords, Transposing 10- More Minor Chords 11- Eighth Note Rhythms 12- The C Minor Chord 13- Two Handed Riffs 14- LESSON NINE 15- The Blues Scale 16- Chord Inversions 17- INTRODUCTION 18- The Major Chord 19- Rhythms 20- The G Major Chord 21- The 12 Bar Blues 22- Blue Notes 23- Blues Notes, Riffs, Eighth Note Rhythms and Minor Chords. 24- More on Inversions 25- Slash Chords 26- Enharmonic Notes 27- Chord 28- Call and Response 29- Blues Scale Riffs 30- Chord Numbers 31- G7 Chord Inversions 32- Riffs 33- C Minor Chord 34- F Minor Chord Inversions 35- C Major Chord 36- The C7 Chord 37- The G Minor Chords 38- G Major Chord Inversions 39- The D7 Chord 40- F Major Chord Inversions 41- G Minor Chord 42- The F7 Chord

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Chord Inversions