The first inversion of a chord is the voicing of a triad, seventh chord, or ninth chord in which the third of the chord is the bass note and the root a sixth above it. In the first inversion of a C-major triad, the bass is E — the third of the triad — with the fifth and the root stacked above it (the root now shifted an octave higher), forming the intervals of a minor third and a minor sixth above the inverted bass of E, respectively. 1^\markup { \column { "First" "inversion" } } 1^\markup { \column { "Second" "inversion" } } }}" />Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can .