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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOT POSITION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOT POSITION

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Root position is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROOT POSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Root (chord)

In music theory, the root of a chord is the note on which a chord is built. For example, a three-note triad using C as a root would be C-E-G. Conventionally, the name of the root note denotes the chord. Thus, a major chord built upon C is called a C major chord. The root is often confused with the tonic, which is the reference note of a scale, rather than that of a chord. Root position, first inversion, and second inversion C major chords Play root position C major chord , Play first inversion C major chord , or Play second inversion C major chord . Chord roots in red. While the theory of chordal roots describes bottom-up construction of chords, chords appearing in musical scores or performances will not always use the chordal root as the lowest pitch. When a chord's bass note is its root, the chord is said to be in root position or in normal form. When the root is not the lowest pitch played in a chord, it is said to be inverted. Consequently, changing the configuration of pitches above a given bass note will typically result in a new note becoming the root.

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Synonyms and antonyms of root position in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «root position» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of root position to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of root position from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «root position» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

根位置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

posición de la raíz
570 millions of speakers

English

root position
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जड़ स्थिति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موقف الجذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

корень положение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

posição de raiz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূল অবস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

position fondamentale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedudukan akar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルート位置
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루트 위치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Posisi ROOT
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị trí gốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரூட் நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूळ स्थिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kök pozisyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posizione fondamentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stanowisko głównego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корінь становище
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Poziția rădăcină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέση του root
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wortel posisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grundläge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

root posisjon
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOT POSITION»

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1
A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals
In first inversion, the triad has the third of the root-position triad as the lowest- sounding pitch. Remember that a triad in root position appears on the staff as two superimposed thirds. In first inversion, the triad consists of the same three pitches , ...
William Duckworth, 2012
2
The Blues Licks Casebook
2 Introduction 34 B.B King Box # 6 3 Using the Blues Boxes 35 B.B King Box # 7 4 Notation Guide ЗБ B.B. King Box # 8 S Root Position # 1 37 B.B. King Box # 9 В Root Positton # 2 30 B.B. King Box # 10 7 Root Position # 3 39 B.B King Box # 1 ...
Rubin, Dave, Scharfglass, Matt
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Harmony: Its Theory and Practice
indicate the roots; and the student will by this time have no difficulty in doing so with chords in root position. We now show how to apply the same method with all inversions. It is clear that the root position is the first position of any chord ; the ...
Ebenezer Prout, 2011
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Approaching the Piano
As such, Root Position is the most stable of all tones. Let's take a moment to discuss Root position, as it is particularly important to us. Root Position We have already discussed how chords are created by stacking 3rds on top of each other.
Matthew J Viator
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Music Time: Basic Music Knowledge
The triad so built carries the name of the note at the root e.g. a triad built on the tonic becomes the Tonic triad or (I a, root position). The following terms are commonly used to describe chords and triads. It \p therefore useful to familiarize ...
Sammy Nzioki, 1990
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The Phonological Structure of the Verbal Roots in Arabic and ...
It contains the roots of AR which have the consonant /t/ in root position C 1 . This table belongs to the set of tables which constitute the output of a program for all the roots which contain any of the coronal stops in root position Cl. For triliteral ...
Bernard Nehemia Bachra, 2001
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Serious Electric Bass: The Bass Player's Complete Guide to ...
Play, in root position, all of the chords in one position. Then, play 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions (Cmaj7 root position, Dm7 root position..., then Cmaj7 1st inversion, Dm7 1st inversion...). 3. Pick the starting pitch for a chord in a position, and run ...
Bartolo, Joel Di
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Essentials of Music Theory: Complete Book Alto Clef (Viola) ...
Lesson 51 UNIT 13 Triads — 1st Inversion Any root position triad may be changed by moving the root (bottom note) of the chord to another position. This is called an INVERSION — it means the notes are rearranged and a tone other than the ...
Andrew Surmani, Alfred Publishing, Karen Farnum Surmani, 2007
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A Piano Chord Book You Can Actually Use!
For example, if the C Major chord is played in root position, that is, the note C is at the bottom, the notes occur as C-E-G from bottom to top. If the performer plays the C which occurs above the G on the piano, the new arrangement is E-G-C from ...
Aaron Whitehead, 2008
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Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study ...
REVIEW OF LESSONS 47-50 | ^^ ____^^H LESSON 51 I Q A chord consists of Q If the 3rd of a triad is B, the Q In a major key, primary Any root position triad may be changed by moving the root (bottom note) of the chord to another position.
Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus, 2004

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