{"id":10250,"date":"2015-11-04T16:05:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T00:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=10250"},"modified":"2024-10-21T07:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:58:57","slug":"chord-inversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/chord-inversions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chord Inversions &#8211; The Key To Smooth Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chord inversions are simply different ways to rearrange a chord.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe root position (how the chord is normally played with the keynote or title on the bottom) is not an official &#8220;inversion.&#8221; Others don&#8217;t make that distinction.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m more with the latter perspective and prefer the easy definition: <strong>The number of notes in the chord equals the number of inversions (or ways you can play\/rearrange the chord).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, if the chord has 3 notes, it has 3 inversions or ways to rearrange it. If it has 4 notes, it has 4 inversions. 5 notes, 5 inversions.<\/p>\n<h2>Chord Inversions &#8211; Root Position<\/h2>\n<p>Take a C major chord. Here it is in root position.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,E,G,&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions root position\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Root position is what you get when the keynote or root of the chord is the lowest note.<\/p>\n<p>Remember my definition: <em>The number of notes in the chord equals the number of ways you can play\/rearrange the chord.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3 notes &#8211; 3 ways.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve already covered the &#8220;default&#8221; root position so that leaves 2 inversions.<\/p>\n<h2>Chord Inversions &#8211; First Inversion<\/h2>\n<p>To get the next inversion, simply take whatever note is on the bottom and move it to the top.<\/p>\n<p>In our example, taking &#8220;C&#8221; from the bottom and moving it to the top leaves us with &#8220;E&#8221; on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,G,C&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions first inversion\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you do this, the chord is in first inversion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"productinfo\">First inversion is when the third of the chord is on the bottom<\/div>\n<p>If you look at C major, C is the root, E is the third (major third; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/piano-chords-complete-guide\">see chord guide<\/a>), and G is the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>When the third &#8211; or E in this case &#8211; is on the bottom, you&#8217;re playing it in first inversion.<\/p>\n<p>That means ALL of these examples are first inversions:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,G,C,E&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions first inversion voicings\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,C,E,G&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions first inversion voicings\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,G,C,G&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions first inversion voicings\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*Some of these may obviously take two hands.<\/p>\n<p>But my point is, don&#8217;t confuse how you &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voicing_(music)\">voice<\/a>&#8221; a chord with its inversion. You can double up on notes, place notes in the next octave, do whatever &#8212; as long as all the elements of the chord are there and the third is on the bottom. Third on bottom = first inversion.<\/p>\n<h2>Chord Inversions &#8211; Second Inversion<\/h2>\n<p>Take the third off the bottom and put it on top and you&#8217;re left with the fifth on the bottom. In this case, G.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,C,E&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions second inversion\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Again, as long as the fifth is on the bottom, you can voice the chord however you like.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,C,E,G&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions second inversion voicing\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,C,E,G,C&amp;color=0099CC&amp;size=2\" alt=\"chord inversions second inversion voicing\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Using Chord Inversions in Progressions<\/h2>\n<p>Take the famous 4-chord progression discussed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/4-chord-songs-how-to-become-a-piano-player-in-a-day\">yesterday&#8217;s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In C major:<\/p>\n<p>C major (the 1):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,E,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs c major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G major (the 5):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A minor (the 6):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>F major (the 4):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,A,C&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs f major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we don&#8217;t want to alter the actual chord progression (1-5-6-4), what if we only inverted the chords in our right hand?<\/p>\n<p>So we&#8217;d start by playing C major:<\/p>\n<p>C major (the 1):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,C,E,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs c major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>C is in our bass (left hand). Our right hand will start off in root position.<\/p>\n<p>Now the question is, which inversion of the G major chord would allow the smoothest transition?<\/p>\n<p>Here are your choices:<\/p>\n<p>G major (the 5):<\/p>\n<p>Root position (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,G,B,D&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,D,G,B,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since G is a common note between both chords and is already being played as the highest note in the C major chord, the goal in this example is to leave it that way.<\/p>\n<p>That means, instead of having to move all 3 fingers on the right hand, one stays the same and we only have to move 2.<\/p>\n<p>First inversion gives us B on the bottom, which consequently puts G on top.<\/p>\n<p>So now, our progression looks like this:<\/p>\n<p>C major (the 1): Root Position<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,C,E,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs c major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G major (the 5): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What about our third chord in the progression? The A minor.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t share any notes with G major but we can still choose the inversion closest to the chords we&#8217;re currently playing.<\/p>\n<p>A minor (the 6):<\/p>\n<p>Root position (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,,A,C,E&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,E,A,C&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My personal preference would be first inversion.<\/p>\n<p>In the previous two chords, our melody stayed on G. By choosing the first inversion of A minor, we&#8217;re raising the melody only a whole step up to &#8220;A.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Choosing root position would have brought the melody up to &#8220;E.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similar is true for second inversion.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s our progression so far:<\/p>\n<p>C major (the 1): Root Position<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,C,E,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs c major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G major (the 5): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A minor (the 6): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For our last chord, we have two common notes: The &#8220;A&#8221; and the &#8220;C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Only one inversion of the F major chord makes the most sense for our purposes right now. Can you figure out which one?<\/p>\n<p>F major (the 4):<\/p>\n<p>Root position (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,F,A,C&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,A,C,F,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second inversion (right hand)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,C,F,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you see what I see, second inversion wins.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the transition between our A minor and F major chords:<\/p>\n<p>A minor (the 6): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>F major (the 4): Second Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,C,F,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One-note difference on the right hand.<\/p>\n<h2>Chord Inversions &#8211; Putting it all together<\/h2>\n<p>C major (the 1): Root Position<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,C,E,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs c major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G major (the 5): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,G,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs G major\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A minor (the 6): First Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>F major (the 4): Second Inversion Right hand<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,C,F,A,&amp;color=99FFFF&amp;size=2\" alt=\"4-chord songs a minor\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Until next time.<\/p>\n<p>[wpbrad id=18]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chord inversions are simply different ways to play or rearrange a chord. 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