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The first inversion of a chord is the voicing of a triad, seventh chord, or ninth chord in which the third of the chord is the bass note and the root a sixth above it. [1] In the first inversion of a C-major triad, the bass is E — the third of the triad — with the fifth and the root stacked above it (the root now shifted an octave higher), forming the intervals of a minor third and a minor ...
[1] Its relative major is C-sharp major (or enharmonically D-flat major). Its parallel major, A-sharp major, is usually replaced by B-flat major, since A-sharp major's three double-sharps make it impractical to use. The enharmonic equivalent of A-sharp minor is B-flat minor, [1] which only contains five flats and is often preferable to use.
S.P.I.T. or sometimes simply called SPIT is a methodology developed by Mark and Jane Shellhammer, is a specific way of learning musical improvisation.The letters S.P.I.T. is an acronym for scale, pattern, inversion, and triad and usually pertains to the first four chord types which include major 7, dominant 7, minor 7, and half-diminished expressed in all twelve key signatures.
A minor triad has a minor third (m3) on the bottom, a major third (M3) on top, and a perfect fifth (P5) between the outer notes. In harmonic analysis and on lead sheets, a C minor chord can be notated as Cm, C−, Cmin, or simply the lowercase "c". A minor triad is represented by the integer notation {0, 3, 7}.
These chords are all borrowed from the key of E minor. Similarly, in minor keys, chords from the parallel major may also be "borrowed". For example, in E minor, the diatonic chord built on the fourth scale degree is IVm, or A minor. However, in practice, many songs in E minor will use IV (A major), which is borrowed from the key of E major.
In minor, the diminished triad (comprising two minor thirds, which together add up to a tritone) appears on the second scale degree—and thus features prominently in the progression ii o –V–i. Often, the inversion ii o6 is used to move the tritone to the inner voices as this allows for stepwise motion in the bass to the dominant root. In ...
Fourth factor (F), in red, of a C suspended fourth chord, C sus4 (play ⓘ).. The fourth degree is octave equivalent to the eleventh. The dominant eleventh chord could be alternatively notated as the very unorthodox ninth added fourth chord (C 9add4), from where omitting the 3rd produces the more common ninth suspended fourth chord (C 9sus4, also known as the jazz sus chord).
In a minor key triads i and iv are minor chords, but in chord V the leading-tone is generally raised to form a major chord. [2] For example, in A minor the primary triads are Am, Dm and E. Chord v (minor) in a minor key might be expected to be a primary triad, but its use is rare in common practice harmony.