Glossary
Inversion
Glossary
(Not to be confused with the inverse or involution.) Two chords or intervals are related by registral inversion when they contain the same note names, just in a different order. For example, a root position C major triad has the notes C E G in that order, while a first inversion C major has E G C in that order. Results of interactive key search and interactive fret search show all of the inversions for a given chord or a given unordered set of note names.
Many chords besides major and minor triads have different function (and different names) when they are in a different inversion and have a different root, despite having the same unordered collection of note names, for example C Maj 6 and A min 7.
See also Permutation Equivalence.
(Not to be confused with the inverse or involution.) Two chords or intervals are related by registral inversion when they contain the same note names, just in a different order. For example, a root position C major triad has the notes C E G in that order, while a first inversion C major has E G C in that order. Results of interactive key search and interactive fret search show all of the inversions for a given chord or a given unordered set of note names.
Many chords besides major and minor triads have different function (and different names) when they are in a different inversion and have a different root, despite having the same unordered collection of note names, for example C Maj 6 and A min 7.
See also Permutation Equivalence.