Third (chord)

In a chord, the third factor is the note three scale degrees above the root (including the root itself in the count). For instance, in a C major triad, E is the third factor.

When the third is the bass note (i.e., the lowest note) of the triad or seventh chord, the chord is in first inversion.

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