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That is called the "base" of the chord. Try not to get this word confused with "root," which is the lowest note of the chord if it is in root position. Root position is when the chord is built up in thirds. Ex: C, E and G make up the C chord and the root of the chord "C" is also the base note. If this same C chord is mixed around so that G is the lowest note then higher in order is C and then E, then G would be the base note of the chord.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoTechincally, any of the notes can be put on the bottom. A C chord consists of C, E, and G. You can play C on the bottom, or E, or G, and it is still a C chord. However, what you are probably asking is, what is the root or first of a C chord, and that is, C. The root or first is always the first letter in the chord: The root of an F chord is an F. The root of an A chord is an A, etc.
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∙ 7y agoB is a semitone (half-step) lower than C, while Bb is a whole note lower than C.
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∙ 6y agoIn 1st inversion, the 3rd of the chord is on the bottom. For the example of C major, the E is the lowest note.
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What is a bass note?
A bass note is the lowest note of a chord played or notated - or a note occupying a bass range.
What is a name for a three letter musical note?
Playing 3 different notes at the same time is a chord.
Which note in the chord is the baritone note?
Depends on the chord.
What pieces of music have second inversion chords in them?
A second inversion chord has the fifth of the chord as the lowest note. One example is in "Ubi Caritas" as harmonized by Douglas Brooks-Davies. In measure 26, on the second syllable of "lites" there is a D minor chord built (bottom to top) as A-D-F (instead of D-F-A in root position). But any song could be arranged with a chord in the inversion. The above reference is to the vocal parts in "ubi Caritas." If you strum an A chord on guitar, the lowest note is E, the 5th of the A chord.
What is dominant in musical terms?
When working with a scale and chord progressions, each chord used in the scale has a name. The chord built on the first note is the tonic and the chord built on the fifth note is the dominant. It provides a resolution when the music moves from the firth to the first chord. In the key of C, the chord built on the first note, C-E-G, is the tonic chord, and the fifth is based on G-B-D. The dominant is the second most important step in the scale after the tonic.
Lowest note of a chord?
G
What does root mean in musical terms?
The term, "root" in Musical terms means the note that the rest of a chord is based around. For example, a C major chord which consists of the notes C, E and G would have a root note of C as it the note that allows the rest of a chord to follow. It is always the first note of any chord.
What is a bass note?
A bass note is the lowest note of a chord played or notated - or a note occupying a bass range.
What is a musical drone?
It is where where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece.
What is the term forThree or more musical tones?
I believe the term is a chord. Two is an interval and one is a note.
What is a name for a three letter musical note?
Playing 3 different notes at the same time is a chord.
What does sustain mean in musical terms?
It's the length of a note after it is played such as when someone strums a chord on the guitar the sustain is how long that chord can be heard without strumming again
What is the order of notes within a root position triad?
It means the root of the chord is the lowest note being played. If it's a C-major chord, the C is on the bottom.
Which note in the chord is the baritone note?
Depends on the chord.
What is dominant in musical terms?
When working with a scale and chord progressions, each chord used in the scale has a name. The chord built on the first note is the tonic and the chord built on the fifth note is the dominant. It provides a resolution when the music moves from the firth to the first chord. In the key of C, the chord built on the first note, C-E-G, is the tonic chord, and the fifth is based on G-B-D. The dominant is the second most important step in the scale after the tonic.
What pieces of music have second inversion chords in them?
A second inversion chord has the fifth of the chord as the lowest note. One example is in "Ubi Caritas" as harmonized by Douglas Brooks-Davies. In measure 26, on the second syllable of "lites" there is a D minor chord built (bottom to top) as A-D-F (instead of D-F-A in root position). But any song could be arranged with a chord in the inversion. The above reference is to the vocal parts in "ubi Caritas." If you strum an A chord on guitar, the lowest note is E, the 5th of the A chord.
Is the note that makes a seventh chord the seventh note of the chord?
no
