Dr. Sebastian Anthony Birch

 

 

COMMON PROGRESSIONS USING FIRST INVERSION TRIADS

General rules:

  • Either double the root or the soprano

  • When there are successive first inversion triads alternate doubling the root and the third

 

Effective voice leading for common progressions using first inversion triads. Where the voices are not indicated the part can be assigned to any voice.

 

 do

 re

 do

 

 sol

 sol

sol 

 

mi

 sol/re

mi

Bass

do

ti

do

 

I

V6

I

 

Soprano

 mi

re

do

a/t

 do

 ti

sol

a/t

 sol

fa

mi

Bass

 do

re

mi

 

I

vii°6

I6

also

Soprano

 do

 ti

do

a/t

 mi

re

do

a/t

sol

fa

sol

Bass

 do

re

mi

 

I

vii°6

I6

 

 

 do

re

ti

do

 

 sol

la

sol

sol

 

 mi

re/fa

re

mi

 Bass

 do

fa

 sol

do

 

I

ii6

V

i

 

 

 do

re

ti

do

 

 sol

le

sol

sol

 

 me

fa

re

me

 Bass

 do

fa

 sol

do

 

i

ii°6

V

i

or

 

 do

le

sol

sol

 

 sol

fa

re

me

 

 me

re

ti

do

 Bass

 do

fa

sol

do

 

i

ii°6

V

I

 

 

 do

do

re

ti

 

 sol

sol

la

sol

 

 mi

mi

re

re

 Bass

do

mi

fa

sol

 

I

I6

ii6

V

or

 

 do

do

re

ti

 

 sol

sol

fa

re

 

 mi

do

la

sol

 Bass

do

mi

fa

sol

 

I

I6

ii6

V

 

  
Email: sbirch@kent.edu