Navy Music: Inversions Of Primary Triads

Front 1

Figured bass for triads in first inversion with the root doubled is...

Back 1

6
6
3
or
6
3
or
6

Front 2

Figured bass for triads in first inversion with the fifth doubled is...

Back 2

6
3
3

Front 3

Figured bass for triads in first inversion with the third doubled is...

Back 3

8
6
3

Front 4

Figured bass for triads in first inversion with the root tripled and fifth omitted is...

Back 4

6
6
6
(This voicing is rarely used and should be avoided)

Front 5

What is a phrygian cadence?

Back 5

A form of half cadence created by the progression iv6 to V# with subdominant to dominant voice leading in the soprano.

Front 6

True or false: Double the root of all second inversion chords.

Back 6

False (double the fifth)

Front 7

The figured bass for second inversion chords is...

Back 7

8
6
4
or
6
4

Front 8

The most widely used of all second inversions is the ______ ______, a second inversion tonic chord which moves to the dominant chord at a cadence.

Back 8

Cadential six-four

Front 9

A ________ _______ occurs when a second inversion chord appears between root position
and first inversion of another chord.

Back 9

Passing six-four

Front 10

An ______ ______ (also called a _______ ______ ) occurs between two root positions of the same chord where the fifth of the ________ ________is the same note as the root of the root position chord.

Back 10

Auxiliary six-four, pedal six-four, auxilliary six-four

Front 11

An ________ _______ occurs when the second inversion of a chord is immediately preceded or followed by the same chord in root position and/or first inversion.

Back 11

Arpeggiated six-four