The root position of a chord is the voicing of a triad, seventh chord, or ninth chord in which the root of the chord is the bass note and the other chord factors are above it. In the root position, uninverted, of a C-major triad, the bass is C — the root of the triad — with the third and the fifth stacked above it, forming the intervals of a third and a fifth above the root of C, respectively. 1^\markup { \column { "First" "inversion" } } 1^\markup { \column { "Second" "inversion" } } }}" />Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can .