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Exen
So I was working on a orchestra piece last night and I decided to tinker with the chord shapes. So while I wrote out a normal C Major (C E G) I then altered it, to read C G E. Its not a 1st 2nd or 3rd inversion as the C stays in place with out a secondary bass note. So what exactly is it?

Ive done this with a lot of triads. Just dont know what to call them. I did a chord analyst using my notation software and it said it was just a C Maj, which doesnt compute well in my head. Or am I lead to believe that any triad with the tones C, E, G anywhere on the staff in a vertical alignment would equate to a C Major chord?
JohnS
I would still call it a C major chord in root position.
jm-hamilton
QUOTE(JohnS @ Jun 15 2007, 06:59 AM) *

I would still call it a C major chord in root position.

Yup, it's the note at the bottom that determines what position it's in. So if the C is at the bottom, it will always be a root position.
SueHM
Its still a root position chord but as you've spread the notes out its called a triad in open position (standard triad with notes as close together as possible = close position)
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