When Should You Use Second Inversion Chords? - Music Composition @MusicMattersGB
When Should You Use Second Inversion Chords? - Music Composition  @MusicMattersGB
Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why do second inversion chords demand special treatment? Starting with an explanation of why root position and first inversion chords are stable in themselves we are introduced to 6/4 5/3 progressions and passing 6/4 chords, as the safest places to employ second inversion chords. Specific examples are explored so you can see and hear how and why second inversions require resolution and how best to make them work.

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0:00 - Introduction to when should you use second inversion chords
0:37 - What's wrong with second inversion chords?
3:01 - 6-4 5-3 cadences
7:02 - Passing 6-4 progressions
11:02 - Conclusion

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