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Seventh Position Symbols

Learn the figure symbols used to identify seventh chord inversions in harmonic analysis.

Seventh Chord Inversion Figures

Because 7th chords contain four pitches, they have three distinct inversions. Their standard shorthand figures are: 7 (Root Position), 6/5 (First Inversion), 4/3 (Second Inversion), and 4/2 or 2 (Third Inversion).

Seventh Inversion Shorthand

The figures 6/5, 4/3, and 4/2 pinpoint the location of the characteristic second dissonance above the bass, guiding smooth voice leading and resolution across multi-part textures.