C Major Triad Inversions (Right Hand)

The same three notes stacked three different ways, up the keyboard and back.

Level:
4 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
C major
Notes:
21
Range:
C4 to G5
One run:
about 8 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

7 moments, 21 notes in total, some struck together.

  1. C4 + E4 + G4
  2. E4 + G4 + C5
  3. G4 + C5 + E5
  4. C5 + E5 + G5
  5. G4 + C5 + E5
  6. E4 + G4 + C5
  7. C4 + E4 + G4

How to practise it

  1. Root position 1-3-5, first inversion 1-2-5, second inversion 1-3-5
  2. Press all three notes at exactly the same moment
  3. Look for the note that stays put between shapes

The scale behind it

This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 21 notes.

What it trains

  • chords
  • inversions
  • blocks

More arpeggios & chords

Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.

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