Answer by Creynders for Why do some composers/songwriters choose inverted...
There's many reasons, beyond the ones already answered.avoiding muddying of the melody by the bass. E.g. when the 5th of a bass chord is too close to the melodyvariation: you can repeat a progression...
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This answer is really just a supplement to the others, which have pointed out the main reason: that we want a bass line that's melodic and makes nice counterpoint.Sometimes it's simply the sonority...
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Melodies came first. Then basslines and inner parts. Then some musicians started categorising certain useful vertical combinations of notes as named 'chords'.Some of today's musicians tend to start...
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Another reason, similar to those in the other answers, is that first inversion chords do not sound quite as stable as root position. Sometimes, one has the chord progression of a cadence (V-I or V7-I...
View ArticleAnswer by Michael Curtis for Why do some composers/songwriters choose...
I think there are two main ways to look at this: historically and acoustically.In western music history harmony was first conceived as counterpoint which is multiple voices moving in different...
View ArticleAnswer by Gerald Moore for Why do some composers/songwriters choose inverted...
Investigate a concept called "voice leading" to understand one reason why this is useful from a music-theory perspective. A major side-benefit is that most songs become a -lot- easier to play on...
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Answer by Shevliaskovic for Why do some composers/songwriters choose inverted...
The point you made about the bassline being smoother is a valid point, but you have to take into consideration the tensions and releases of the melody with the bass line.In your example:here we can see...
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Why do some composers/songwriters choose inverted chords over root position...
I know that if you want to go from one chord to another, using an inverted chord might make the bassline smoother and more melodic without big jumps but are there other reasons why root position chords...
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