23 Inversions
When triads are stacked root, third, then fifth, the triad is identified as being in root position. In this position, the root is found on the bottom of the triad.
Triads found in music, however, are not always stacked in this order.
In the following slides, we will see a D major triad in root, first, and second inversion. and a few others, and the visual tricks to identify the inversions.
Exercises
Triads​
Video 23.1 Triads [Video transcript – See Appendix B 23.1]