Music Theory Including Chord Inversions

What most accurately describes a chord inversion?

• It is where the root is not the lowest note (often called the bass note) in a chord

• It is when 1st note and the 5th note of a chord are inverted

• It is when note names are swapped for roman numerals

• It is when all the notes are jumbled.

What inversion is the chord in bar 2?

• Root

• First inversion

• 2nd inversion

• 3rd inversion

How would you express this chord correctly?

• Bo7/F

• B07

• Bot/D

• Bo7/D

What inversion of the Am7 chord is this?

• 1st inversion

• 2nd inversion

• 3rd inversion

• Root position

The notes being played here are A, D, F. Which chord is this?

• Bmin/A

• Cmin/A

• Dm/A

• Emin/A

What notes would be used in a 3rd inversion of this chord?

• Ab, B, D & F

• F, Ab, B & D

• D, Ab, B & D

• B, D, F & Ab

Which chord is expressed incorrectly in this sequence?

• F/C

• Bo7/D

• G7/D

• Db7

What chord is this a first inversion of?

• Dm7

• Am7

• Fmaj7

• D7

What chord is this a 3rd inversion of?

• Bo7/D

• G7/D

• Em7/D

• Cmaj7/D

In music terminology, what is this called?

• Natural

• Sharp

• Flat

• A B note