Root Notes & Chord Inversion

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Root Notes & Chord Inversion Piano Expert Making Chord Inversions You won't always be able to identify a chord by looking at its lowest note. Take the C major chord: C - E - G. Suppose you change just one of those note-letters (for example, let's use the notes C - E - A) -- could this still be a C major chord? The answer is no ... (continue reading)   READ NOW Share The Point of Double-Accidentals A double-sharp raises a note by two semitones instead of just one. They do not occur naturally in any working key, so you will not find them in a key signature; but, you will encounter them elsewhere on the staff. What logic do these curious little symbols bring to notation? ... (continue reading)   READ NOW Share How Many Can Key Signatures Can You Name? A more intimate understanding of the key you're playing in will help prevent those sour notes from popping up - see how well you know them ... (continue reading)   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM Advertisement About Home   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Piano newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved