The most stable chord, traditional teaching tells us, is the root position triad – the one with the fundamental on the bottom. A more elusive arrangement puts the third of the chord in the bass – nice for subverting the obvious hierarchy of the root. That leaves the 64 chord, meaning a triad with the fifth in the bass. Traditional teaching tells us this chord requires special treatment. It … [Read more...]
Lawrence Dillon: Connecting the Dots
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