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root position

noun

Definition of root position

: the disposition of a musical chord so that its root is in the bass : the arrangement of notes in a chord so that the root is in the lowest position The final chord needs to be in root position. — compare first inversion, second inversion, third inversion — see seventh chord , triad illustration

First Known Use of root position

1884, in the meaning defined above

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