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Triads and Inversions

What is tested

You will write a triad on a named degree of a given key, identify which inversion a printed chord is in, and name a chord from notes on the staff. Recognizing the inversion from the spacing on the page is a skill worth drilling separately.

Common mistakes

A chord printed with wide spacing between the upper voices is often read as a different inversion. The inversion is decided by the lowest sounding note and nothing else, however the notes above it are arranged.

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