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root position
noun
, Music.
- the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of root position1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
The progression from vii6 to V in root-position or any inversion in the same measure, is good.
From Project Gutenberg
Plenty of phrases with the primary chords in root position must be taken before the other chords are treated.
From Project Gutenberg
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