{"id":21229,"date":"2024-10-28T01:13:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T00:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=21229"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T06:51:05","slug":"piano-chord-inversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering piano chord inversions and techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#What_are_chord_inversions\" >What are chord inversions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#Types_of_chord_inversion\" >Types of chord inversion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#How_to_notate_triad_chord_inversions\" >How to notate triad chord inversions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#Intervals_of_the_inversions\" >Intervals of the inversions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#How_to_play_practice_chord_inversions\" >How to play practice chord inversions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/#When_to_use_chord_inversions\" >When to use chord inversions?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musicians use chords to express emotion and narrative, chord inversions give you more options on how to play a chord. This variation is achieved with subtle changes to harmonic movement and feeling by stacking the chord tones in different orders. Through this article, Skoove will help you explore how piano chord inversions work as well as how to incorporate them into your playing and practice routine. Understanding how chord inversions work will open entire new chord sonorities for you to explore. Let\u2019s get to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"><div class=\"componentContainer\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"h2Notable\">Start your musical journey<\/div><ul><li><span><strong>Fall in love with the music -<\/strong> Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Enjoy interactive piano lessons -<\/strong> Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords & more.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Get real-time feedback -<\/strong> Skoove's feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/div><\/div><small><\/small><a class=\"skooveButton skooveButtonWithin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book a trial lesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=btf&utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&st=No%20credit%20card%20required!\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a trial lesson<\/a><small>No credit card details required<\/small><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_chord_inversions\"><\/span><strong>What are chord inversions?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A chord inversion is when you take a chord and reorder the way notes are stacked to create different <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/harmony-in-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">harmony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and chord voicings. Before we get deeper into the theory behind piano inversions, let&#8217;s take a quick review of some <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/piano-chords\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basic piano chords<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this article we will focus on the inversions of three note chords known as triads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a triad, we have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The fifth:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 top note\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Third:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> middle note (the distinguisher for major or minor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The root:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bottom note<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-75389 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"the inversions of three note triads\" width=\"443\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-300x166.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-1024x567.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-768x425.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-1536x850.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-2048x1133.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-2-640x354.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A root note is where <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/difference-between-piano-chords-and-scales\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chords and scales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> get their name from. For example, a C major triad has the root note C. The third is what determines if the chord is a <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/major-and-minor-chords\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major or minor chord<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if the root note is C and the middle note is E, then the chord will be C major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21231 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/C-major.png\" alt=\"C major\" width=\"622\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/C-major.png 512w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/C-major-300x57.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fifth rounds out the sound of a triad and adds a more solid structure to the chord. Triads with the root note as the lowest pitch are known as root position triads. By using inversions we can change the stacked order of the notes in any chord.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_chord_inversion\"><\/span><strong>Types of chord inversion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With triads, there are two types of inversions other than root position.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>First inversion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a 1st inversion triad, we put the root note up one octave. For example, in a <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/c-major-chord-on-piano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C major chord,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this changes the order of the tones from C &#8211; E &#8211; G\u00a0 to\u00a0 E &#8211; G &#8211; C. In a 1st inversion chord, the third is the lowest note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21247\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-third-is-the-lowest-note.png\" alt=\"Inversion chord,third the lowest note\" width=\"611\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-third-is-the-lowest-note.png 512w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-third-is-the-lowest-note-300x57.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Second inversion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a 2nd inversion triad, we put the third up one octave in a 1st inversion, or both the root and third if you start from root position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a C major chord, this changes the order of the tones from E &#8211; G &#8211; C (1st inversion) to G &#8211; C &#8211; E (second inversion). In a 2nd inversion chord, the fifth is the lowest note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21255 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-fifth-is-the-lowest-note.png\" alt=\"fifth the lowest note\" width=\"585\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-fifth-is-the-lowest-note.png 512w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-fifth-is-the-lowest-note-300x57.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look how this C major chord has changed throughout its inversions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-75397 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Visual of C major chord has changed throughout its inversions\" width=\"523\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-300x125.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-1024x428.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-768x321.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-1536x642.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-2048x855.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-3-640x267.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_notate_triad_chord_inversions\"><\/span><strong>How to notate triad chord inversions?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding how to write chord inversions is essential to playing and reading them accurately. Most frequently in pop music charts chord inversions are written using <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/slash-chords\/#:~:text=Slash%20chords%20enable%20a%20smoother,feel%20more%20cohesive%20and%20natural.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slash notation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Be careful as slash notations do not always mean you are playing a chord inversion. They just dictate the note in the bass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will also come across Roman numerals with the letters b and c for used first and second inversions or figured bass which uses Arabic numerals to show the intervals from a provided bass note.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75431 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chart to show the intervals of bass notes\" width=\"817\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-300x171.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-1024x585.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-768x439.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-1536x878.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-2048x1171.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-13-640x366.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this Skoove lesson to see some slash chords and inversions in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 46.21% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Line cliche and octave bass\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1105705046?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intervals_of_the_inversions\"><\/span><strong>Intervals of the inversions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chord inversions change the interval structure of the chord. In the root position C major chord, we find the standard interval structure of a major third followed by a minor third. This structure is altered when we move notes to create inversions. Have a look at this handy chord inversions piano chart that shows the interval structure of major and minor triads. Try and play them to help you get to grips with all the sounds available with chord inversion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Major chord inversions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-75413 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Major chord inversions\" width=\"858\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-300x99.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-1024x340.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-768x255.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-1536x509.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-2048x679.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-6-640x212.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Minor chord inversions\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-75421 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Minor chord inversions \" width=\"831\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-300x98.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-1024x335.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-768x251.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-1536x503.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-2048x671.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Piano-rhthym-guide-7-640x210.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_play_practice_chord_inversions\"><\/span><b>How to play practice chord inversions?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get used to playing and practicing inversion try and play through these examples. These exercises help to show how chord inversions in an F major V &#8211; I cadence can affect the movement between chords known as <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/voice-leading\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voice leading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a C major chord moving to an F major chord first with both chords played in root position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/C-major-chord-C-E-G-to-an-F-major-chord-F-A-C.png\" alt=\"Root position chords\" width=\"568\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice how all of the notes in the C major chord jump up by a perfect fourth? This large leap doesn&#8217;t feel smooth. If we make use of inversions, we can create more satisfying movement and voice leading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put this idea into practice start with another root position C major chord, then move to a 2nd inversion F major chord. This inversion of the F major makes use of the C as a common tone between the chords maintaining C as the lowest note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/C-as-the-lowest-note.png\" alt=\"Root position to 2nd inversion\" width=\"549\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This creates a more <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/what-is-a-suspended-chord-in-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deliberate voice leading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through these chords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let\u2019s try a 1st inversion C major chord moving to a root position F major chord. This maintains the common tone C at the top of the chord, with the lowest note changing from E to F and G to A.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This movement of the bass note up a half step creates a more deliberate resolution to the F major chord through considered use of a <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/scale-degrees-explained\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leading tone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/changes-from-E-to-F..png\" alt=\"1st inversion to root position\" width=\"547\" height=\"110\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_use_chord_inversions\"><\/span><strong>When to use chord inversions?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chord inversions are found all over music and are used in many different settings and contexts. As we have seen, chord inversions can help to make <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/chord-progressions-on-piano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chord progressions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sound more smooth and connected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a vast selection of songs along with guidance and feedback, Skoove is the perfect place to get you playing chord inversions. To put this theory into practice you can play these pop classics with the Skoove app.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 46.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Africa \u2013 Toto\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1034427649?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 47.51% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Copacabana - Barry Manilow\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1057749862?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how to use chord inversions will make your playing more interesting and open up more harmonic possibilities. Chord inversion allows us to use voice leading and link chords together in a more considered way. You can have fun and experiment with chord inversions in just about any progression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skoove has a wide variety of lessons to help you with chords and chord progressions. With repertoire ranging from classical to pop and everything in between, you will definitely find something to have fun playing. Well done and happy practicing!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"Skoove\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/479012867?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/promotions\/1m-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author of this blog post:<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Dickman<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67723\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918.png 1730w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918-300x273.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918-1024x931.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918-768x698.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918-1536x1397.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-e1741110208918-640x582.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With over a decade of experience in music education Matthew holds a BA in Music from Paul McCartney\u2019s LIPA and an MA in Composition from the University of Salford. Mathew has developed a distinctive compositional voice and approach to music theory education through his research and work in the music industry. Matthew\u2019s writing for Skoove combines experience from orchestral and media composition, and as a gigging jazz musician, to create a wholistic and accessible pedagogy for musicians of any level. Away from music, he enjoys reading and exploring nature to expand his horizons and knowledge contributing to his holistic teaching style.<\/p>\n<div class=\"editorSection\">Published by Lydia Ogn from the Skoove team<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musicians use chords to express emotion and narrative, chord inversions give you more options on how to play a chord. This variation is achieved with subtle changes to harmonic movement and feeling by stacking the chord tones in different orders. 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