Answers to Quiz #21: Triad Inversions

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4. Fill in the blanks:

a) A triad with the 3rd on the bottom is in 1st inversion.

 

b) In C-major, a has the note C on the bottom.

 

c) 2nd inversion triads have the 5th of the chord on the bottom.

 

d) A triad in which all three tones are within an octave of each other is said to be in close spacing.

 

e) In B-minor, a has the note F# on the bottom.

 

f) A triad with the root on the bottom is in root position.

 

g) In G-major, a IV-chord in 2nd inversion has the note G on the bottom.

 

h) In F-minor, a root position ii-chord has these three notes: G, Bb, Db. The note G is on the bottom.

 

i) In A-major, a chord that has these three notes: C#, E, G#, with the E on the bottom is analyzed like this: iii⁶

 

j) In D-minor, a chord that has these three notes: A, C#, E, with the E on the bottom is analyzed like this: