The following example uses Major Triads in C.

Root inversion - root is on the lowest note

E---------
B---------
G------0--
D----2----
A--3------
E---------
   C E G
   R 3 5

First inversion - root is on highest note

E---------
B------1--
G----0----
D--2------
A---------
E---------
   E G C
   3 5 R

Second inversion - root is in the middle

E------0--
B----1----
G--0------
D---------
A---------
E---------
   G C E
   5 R 3

Inversions on each string set 1st position

E--------0----------------------------------
B-----1------------1------------------------
G--0------------0-------------0-------------
D------------2-------------2-------------2--
A-----------------------3-------------3-----
E----------------------------------3--------
   G  C  E   E  G  C    C  E  G    G  C  E
   2nd       1st        Root       2nd

Inversions on the E B G string set

E--------3---------8---------12--
B-----5---------8---------13-----
G--5---------9---------12--------
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
   C  E  G   E  G  C   G  C  E
   Root      1st       2nd

Inversions on each string set 2nd position

E--------3----------------------------------
B-----5------------5------------------------
G--5------------5-------------5-------------
D------------5-------------5-------------5--
A-----------------------3-------------3-----
E----------------------------------3--------
   C  E  G   G  C  E    C  G  E    G  C  E
   Root      2nd        Root       2nd

Inversions on the B G D string set

E--------------------------------
B--------8---------1---------5---
G-----9---------0---------5------
D--10--------2---------5---------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
   C  E  G   E  G  C   G  C  E
   Root      1st       2nd

Inversions on each string set 3rd position

E-----------
B--------5--
G-----5-----
D--5--------
A-----------
E-----------
   C  E  G  
   Root  

Inversions on the G D A string set

E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G--------0---------5---------9------
D-----2---------5---------10--------
A--3---------7---------10-----------
E-----------------------------------
   C  E  G   E  G  C   G  C  E
   Root      1st       2nd

Inversions on each string set 4th position

E--------8------------------------
B-----8-------------8-------------
G--9-------------9-------------9--
D-------------10------------10----
A------------------------10-------
E---------------------------------
   E  G  C    C  E  G    G  C  E
   1st        Root       2nd

Inversions on the D A E string set

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--------2---------5---------10--
A-----3---------7---------10-----
E--3---------8---------12--------
   G  C  E   C  E  G   E  G  C
   2nd       Root      1st
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