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| | Chord (music) - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | First inversion is when the third of the chord is in the bass, with the fifth of the chord next above, and the root highest. |
 | | Listen to some triads: the first three chords played are C major root position, first inversion, second inversion; then C minor root position, first inversion, second inversion. |
 | | The chord is referred to as a "sixth" because it is almost always found in first inversion (first inversions being traditionally named like this, from their characteristic interval of a sixth from the bass). |
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