in a major chord: C-E-G root position E-G-C 1st inversion aka C/E (C is the top note!) G-C-E 2nd inversion aka E/G The second inversion starts with the fifth, so then we stack the root note and then the third which places the third as the highest note. I wonder if you're confusing the major triad pattern on the fret board with the intervalic distance between each note. For example, the notes in root position would be 8th fret E string, 7th fret A string, 11th fret A string, 11th fret D string (a major triad shape or root, third, fifth), but with the 2nd inversion, for example, that major triad shape no longer serves us. It's more like root, fourth, sixth. You'd play 11th fret A string (G), 11th fret D string (C), 10th fret G string (E) and 12th fret G (G) to make the octave. Very different shapes but still maintains that notes in the (inverted) chord.
Why would you play the inversions of C major way up on the neck when the same notes are literally under your hand? Same question goes for the next root progression. No economy of motion at all.
You get a different sound. It's good for variety. I'm sure he writes that way sometimes as well so the viewer can get used to understanding their fretboard a bit better
i don't get it :( inversion of a chord is just playing the same chord from a different starting point??ex instead of repeating c e g i go through e c g?
Yes. That's the basics of it but the key to understanding the 'bigger picture' is recognizing the lowest note. Root position has the root note in the bass, 1st inversion has the 3rd in the bass, 2nd inversion has the 5th in the bass and so on. Don't worry about how you spread out the other notes in the chord. Just think of the lowest note in an arrangement, the bass note, which is what we play.
Cheers Mark, I've been trying to wrap my head around slash chords and you explained this in a way I could understand, thank you.
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Okay? More than okay! Thanks for clearing some things up! You make it so much easier to understand, even after years of playing!
After years, theory makes sense. Thank you very much!
Thank you for breaking it down and actually explaining this.
I have a walking jazz bass line. F/Eb. Do I play the Eb for four beats (boring) or do I start playing the F trias on beat two. or????
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I’m confused why the second inversion doesn’t have C as the highest note
The third inversion of a basis triad would!
in a major chord:
C-E-G root position
E-G-C 1st inversion aka C/E (C is the top note!)
G-C-E 2nd inversion aka E/G
The second inversion starts with the fifth, so then we stack the root note and then the third which places the third as the highest note.
I wonder if you're confusing the major triad pattern on the fret board with the intervalic distance between each note. For example, the notes in root position would be 8th fret E string, 7th fret A string, 11th fret A string, 11th fret D string (a major triad shape or root, third, fifth), but with the 2nd inversion, for example, that major triad shape no longer serves us. It's more like root, fourth, sixth. You'd play 11th fret A string (G), 11th fret D string (C), 10th fret G string (E) and 12th fret G (G) to make the octave. Very different shapes but still maintains that notes in the (inverted) chord.
Why would you play the inversions of C major way up on the neck when the same notes are literally under your hand? Same question goes for the next root progression. No economy of motion at all.
You get a different sound. It's good for variety. I'm sure he writes that way sometimes as well so the viewer can get used to understanding their fretboard a bit better
i don't get it :( inversion of a chord is just playing the same chord from a different starting point??ex instead of repeating c e g i go through e c g?
Yes. That's the basics of it but the key to understanding the 'bigger picture' is recognizing the lowest note. Root position has the root note in the bass, 1st inversion has the 3rd in the bass, 2nd inversion has the 5th in the bass and so on. Don't worry about how you spread out the other notes in the chord. Just think of the lowest note in an arrangement, the bass note, which is what we play.
alright think i got it now,thanks for the reply,keep up the good work :)
Doesn’t make sense! I’ve never seen music with cords
Every single bass line you learn is made up of chord tones.