Minor Seventh Inversions
As discussed previously all major seventh chords contain four different notes.
When the third (3) is the lowest note of the chord shape, the chord is said to be the first inversion. The chord symbol for the first inversion of the F# minor seventh chord is written as F#m7/A The following diagrams illustrate the first inversion of the F# minor seventh arpeggio pattern, which contains the notes A (3),C# (5), E (7) and F# (1), in that order.
First Inversion F#m7/A
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* The first inversion of the minor seventh arpeggio pattern is identical to the major sixth arpeggio pattern (see Chord Inversions, earlier in this section). Therefore the notes of a major 6 arpeggio pattern are the same as the notes of a minor 7 arpeggio pattern. For example:
C6 contains the notes C E G A
Am7 contains the notes A C E G
When the fifth (5) is the lowest note of the chord shape, the chord is said to be the second inversion. The chord symbol for the second inversion of the F# minor seventh chord is written as F#m7/C#. The following diagrams illustrate the second inversion of the F# minor seventh arpeggio pattern, which contains the notes C# (5), E (7), F# (1) and A (3), in that order.
Second Inversion F#m7/C#
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When the seventh (7) is the lowest note of the chord shape, the chord is said to be the third inversion. The chord symbol for the third inversion of the F# minor seventh chord is written as F#m7/E. The following diagrams illustrate the third inversion of the F# minor seventh arpeggio pattern, which contains the notes E (7),F# (1), A (3) and C# (5), in that order.
Third Inversion F#m7/E
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The next example combines inversions of the F# minor seventh arpeggio patterns.
Examples 24 - 26 combine the minor seventh arpeggio pattern, inversions and open strings.
