root position
nounMusic.
the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass.
Origin of root position
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby root position
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How to use root position in a sentence
The progression from vii6 to V in root-position or any inversion in the same measure, is good.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannPlenty of phrases with the primary chords in root position must be taken before the other chords are treated.
Music As A Language | Ethel Home
British Dictionary definitions for root position
root position
noun
music the vertical distribution of the written notes of a chord in which the root of the chord is in the bass: See position (def. 12a), inversion (def. 5a)
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