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MINOR 7TH CHORD INVERSIONS
Introduction: The minor 7th chord inversions consist of the 1st
(a.k.a. root), flatted (b) 3rd, 5th, and flatted (b) 7th notes of the minor scale.
Inversions signify that the order of the notes have been rearranged, or inverted,
so that the root note is no longer the first note to sound when you strum (with a
downstroke) the chord. The note of the chord that is in the root position is called
the bass note (i.e., the note with the lowest tonal quality) and is preceded by a
slash (e.g., /"bass note") symbol. For example, a G/bB chord inversion (a.k.a.
slash chord) implies that the Bb note of the G chord is in the bass position (the
Bb note is the 3rd scale step in a G minor chord or scale), as opposed to a typical
G chord which is understood as having the root note (G) in the bass position. |