Third (chord)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In music, the third factor of a chord is the note or pitch two scale degrees above the root or tonal center. When the third is the bass note, or lowest note, of the expressed triad, the chord is in first inversion. First inversion C major triad. The third is the bass. Third (E), in red, of a C major chord
In music, the third factor of a chord is the note or pitch two scale degrees above the root or tonal center. When the third is the bass note, or lowest note, of the expressed triad, the chord is in first inversion. First inversion C major triad. The third is the bass. Third (E), in red, of a C major chord