Chord Quality and Inversions Flashcards
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Which note is in the bass when a major triad is in second inversion?
Answer: The fifth
Second inversion places the fifth in the bass, with the root and third above it.
A diminished seventh chord is built by stacking which interval repeatedly?
Answer: Minor thirds
A diminished seventh chord consists entirely of stacked minor thirds (three minor thirds above the root).
What chord quality results from a root, major third, and augmented fifth?
Answer: Augmented
A root, major third, and augmented fifth (raised fifth) define an augmented triad.
In figured bass notation, the symbol '6/4' indicates which inversion?
Answer: Second inversion
The 6/4 figure represents second inversion, with intervals of a sixth and fourth above the bass note.
Which chord contains a tritone between its root and fifth?
Answer: Diminished triad
A diminished triad has a diminished fifth (tritone) between its root and fifth.
A half-diminished seventh chord (ø7) differs from a fully diminished seventh chord in which way?
Answer: It has a minor seventh instead of a diminished seventh
A half-diminished seventh (ø7) has a minor seventh on top, while fully diminished (°7) has a diminished seventh.
When transcribing a chord in first inversion, how does the bass note relate to the chord root?
Answer: The bass note is a third above the root
In first inversion, the third of the chord appears in the bass, making it a third above the root.