Part II

First Inversion Triads: More Examples

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The examples presented here show some common uses of inversions. The first three examples expand root postion chords. The second group show how two statements of a root position chord can be connected by using inversions.

You may notice that in inversions, the bass tends to move by step to the next chord. This is not a rule, but its not a bad rule of thumb for using inversions. You can substitute V7 and the cadential six-four chord for V in any of the progressions. 


Models:

C+:  I - I6 - IV     V - V6 - I     IV - IV6 - V

C+:  I -V6 - I       IV - I6 - IV

I - IV6 - V7 - I      I - ii - V6 - I

I - IV - I6 - ii - V6 - I