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
Triads – Major Inversions
December 1, 2024
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C Major Chord
Below is the chord diagram for the C Major chord in the 1st position. The 1st position is a location on the neck where you will play many common chords