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Another way to play triads is to spread out the notes so that the distance from the bot-
tom note to the top is greater than one octave. This is called spread, or open voicing and
it creates a big, open sound.

Root position diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

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Notice the s/ash marks (/) in the next example. The note on the right side of the slash is
the lowest note being played in the chord. This is a very useful way to indicate the specific
inversion for a chord. For instance, C/G is a C Major chord with a G in the bass-a
second inversion major chord. To learn more about s/cJsh chords, see page 98.

2nd inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

C/G Dmin/A Emin/B F/C Amin/E BO/F C/G

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I st inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing.

C/E Dmin/F Emin/G F/A G/B Amin/C

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I st inversion diatonic triads in C in spread voicing an octave higher.

C/E Dmin/F Emin/G F/A G/B Amin/C
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