I missed the day my class was covering this subject and was looking all over Google for something I could understand, and this explained it perfectly. Thank you!
@@samcrackers The root isn't always the base note, Its only the base note when it's staked in 3 0I0I0. The easiest way to find the root if it's inverted is to see which two notes have four spaces between them and the root in that case would be the top one ( of the two notes with four spaces between them.
so basically, to under stand this better and count it out, you can count downwards from the base note ? Say if it is a C chord in 2nd inversion, you can just count 6 notes down, and 4 notes down to get your notes ?
Counting up from the bass note should give you the notes. Counting down will give you a different chord. Example: C major chord second inversion - G - C - E. In this case G is the bass note and counting up 6 will give you E and 4 up will give you C. Counting downwards would give you G - D - B. Unless you are talking about counting down from the root. In that case then yes. Root of a C major chord is C - 6 down is E and 4 down in G. When your counting up (or down) you also need to be careful of the quality of the chord and thus the quality of the interval. Example A flat minor chord in root involves counting up a 3rd and 5th but both of those notes are flat - Ab - Cb - Eb.
I missed the day my class was covering this subject and was looking all over Google for something I could understand, and this explained it perfectly. Thank you!
+Cameron Pavelic Glad to hear you found it helpful!
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This video and the two following it were wonderfully helpful for my online music theory course. I cannot thank you enough!
Great video, takes me back to my university music theory days! Nice to hear a familiar voice, too!
I am kinda confused with 5:16 I thought the root note is at the bottom and not the top? I don’t know much about this.
did you figure this out?
@@samcrackers The root isn't always the base note, Its only the base note when it's staked in 3 0I0I0. The easiest way to find the root if it's inverted is to see which two notes have four spaces between them and the root in that case would be the top one ( of the two notes with four spaces between them.
In the “root position”, the root will be the bass. However, in 1st & 2nd inversion, the root moves which makes it “an inversion”
Very Helpful! Thank You!
Helped more than my professor Ty!
This explained it very well, thank you. Does not make the system less stupid though, I would much rather just right IV 2nd or something.
Excellent!
Thank you!!!!!! Life saver.
soooo helpful thankyou!
so basically, to under stand this better and count it out, you can count downwards from the base note ? Say if it is a C chord in 2nd inversion, you can just count 6 notes down, and 4 notes down to get your notes ?
Counting up from the bass note should give you the notes. Counting down will give you a different chord. Example: C major chord second inversion - G - C - E. In this case G is the bass note and counting up 6 will give you E and 4 up will give you C. Counting downwards would give you G - D - B. Unless you are talking about counting down from the root. In that case then yes. Root of a C major chord is C - 6 down is E and 4 down in G. When your counting up (or down) you also need to be careful of the quality of the chord and thus the quality of the interval. Example A flat minor chord in root involves counting up a 3rd and 5th but both of those notes are flat - Ab - Cb - Eb.
Helps tons. Thanks for the vid
"@ 6:50 he says "root position" when he means "first inversion" - all of the other content is correct."
I can attest to this as well. I stopped the video right after he said that to see if anyone else caught it! lol
thank goodness for this comment, I was so confused
Thank you!!!!!!!!