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Gospel Instruments => General Music Hangout => Topic started by: dwest2419 on February 28, 2013, 12:39:43 PM

Title: How to play a minor triad and its inversions
Post by: dwest2419 on February 28, 2013, 12:39:43 PM

Hello guys back with another thread. I understand I am not a piano player but I do have a piano chart. And I was wondering how piano players play their minor triads. As I was looking at this chart that I have for instance lets take a look at an A minor triad - notes: A C E. My question is would you all piano players play the A minor triad like this:

A / A C E

Would you all agree me that it is actually played like this? Now to the first inversion

Would you guys play the first inversion of an A minor triad like this

A / C E A

Do you guys play it with that bass note or with a different bass note such as:

C / C E A

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Title: Re: How to play a minor triad and its inversions
Post by: T-Block on February 28, 2013, 01:32:37 PM

I use all inversions of chords with all different bass notes. The inversion that I choose to play depends on where I am in the song and what sound I want to achieve.

Title: Re: How to play a minor triad and its inversions
Post by: gtrdave on February 28, 2013, 03:04:54 PM

Yeah, the cool thing about multi-voice instruments is that we have several options to play the same chord, including inversions and compound chords (inversion-based and non-inversion).
What we play at any given time, unless it's specifically written using particular notes, is totally up to us and the context of the song.