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Inversions are not restricted to the same number of tones as the original chord, nor to any fixed order of tones except with regard to the interval between the root, or its octave, and the bass note, hence, great variety
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the root, third, and fifth of the chord. This is just a florid movement but since the fifth is present in the bass, it is referred to as a bass arpeggiation flavour of the second inversion.
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in the bass, but it may have any arrangement of the root and third above that, including doubled notes, compound intervals, and omission (G-C-E, G-C-E-G', G-E-G-C'-E', etc.)
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can be analyzed in two ways: the first labels it as a second-inversion chord, while the second treats it instead as part of a horizontal progression involving
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chord functions as a passing chord between the two more stable chords. It occurs on the weaker beat between these two chords. The upper
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In a progression with a passing second-inversion chord, the bass passes between two tones a third apart (usually of the same
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considered an inversion of a tonic triad but as a dissonance resolving to a consonant dominant harmony. This is notated as
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is most often a chord that would introduce V as a weak to strong progression, for example, making -II-V into II-I
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Note that any voicing above the bass is allowed. A second inversion chord must have the fifth
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p. 350, quoted in Beach, D (1967) "The functions of the six-four chord in tonal music",
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In a progression with an auxiliary (or pedal) second-inversion chord, the IV
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usually move in step (or remain stationary) in this progression.
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Aldwell and Schachter, Harmony and Voice Leading, 3rd Edition
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is placed between them – though some prefer VII to V
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Cadential six-four
Root position F major chord: F,A,C.
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First inversion F major chord: A,C,F.
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Second inversion F major chord: C,F,A.
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Third inversion F major chord: E-flat,F,A,C.
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