Music A-Level
Chord inversions
What Chord inversions means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The cadential 6/4 consists of a second inversion tonic chord (I⁶₄ or Ic) resolving to a root position dominant chord (V or V⁵₃).
Chords where a member other than the root is at the bottom, determined by the bass note.
Topics that use Chord inversions
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Chords (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Antecedent phrase
- Antiphonal texture
- Aria
- Articulation
- Aural perception
- Balanced phrases
- Bass suspension
- Basso continuo
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