root position

Noun

Meaning

root position (plural root positions)

(music) a position of a chord when the root is the lowest note

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The inversions of an augmented triad introduce no intervals (allowing for enharmonic equivalents ) that are absent from its root position. Source: Internet

The first inversion is enharmonically equivalent to a new augmented triad in root position. Source: Internet

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