chord inversions

[dalconthenovice]

i'm in the process of learning all my chord tones and one suggestion i was told was that for every chord their is 4 chord inversions

can someone tell me what a chord inversion is and and example like... the chord inversions for a major7th chord?

[TheBasicBassist]

Cmaj7.

Root position C is the bass note.
1st inversion E is the bass note.
2nd inversion G is the bass note.
3rd inversion B is the bass note.

Hope this helps.

You can play the remaining chord tones in
whatever voicing you choose, the bass note is
what matters with inversions.

[MalcolmAmos]

We both posted at the same - yes to what has been said.

On keyboard they make great fills, i.e. C chord, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion then back to the C Chord.

So -- if you are doing bass lines a C chord could be:
C-E-G-E or an inversion, perhaps....
E-G-E-C does not really matter in what order (1st inversion or 2nd inversion) as long as you stay with C's notes.

Used as fills and to change things up.

Has it's place as does the old basic Root based bass lines we normally do.

[JTE]

To reiterate- "inversion" ONLY means which chord tone is in the bass. If the chord is voiced C E G C G C, or C G E, or C E E E G, it's still root position. Guitarist often confuse "voicing" with "inversion".

John