Cuarren One Although these musical devices have all become clichés, they still work, otherwise composers, including jazz composers, wouldn't continue to use them. Its no accident that tunes such as Benny Golson's “1 Remember Clifford,” 4 John Lewis’ “Django,"35 root position first inversion second inversion and Eden Ahbez’ “Nature Boy"36 are written in minor keys, or that Bix Beiderbeck’s “In A Mist" uses ‘augmented chords. AS you play, you elicit an root position first inversion second inversion emotional response in your listener, your fellow musicians, and yourself. Be aware of it. Figure 1-7 Triads are often inverted. An inversion is a chord with a note other than the root on the bottom. Figure 1-7 shows a C major and a C minor triad in their three possible positions + Root position, with the root ‘on the bottom, + First inversion, with the 3rd on the bottom. + Second inversion, with the Sth on the bottom, I i | > We're ready to move on to IL-V- the basic chord progression in jazz. 3 The Jaret, Meet The Jazzet, Argo, 1960. 3 Grant Green, ile Moments, Blue Note, 1963, 38 John Coltrane, The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, MCA/Impuise, 1965, 3 Fredgie Hubbard, Sky Dive, CTI, 1972. 4