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Chord inversions
In most cases, it doesn’t matter what inversion of a chord you play.
However, there are some exceptions where the bass note has to be
the root or tonic note:
• m7: For example, in Am7 the A must be the bass note because Virtual Guitar-
ist would otherwise interpret the chord as a sixth (C6, in this case)—although
the chord uses the same notes on the keyboard, it sounds totally different on
the guitar.
• dim chords (for example, Adim uses the same notes as Cdim, Eb-dim and
Gb-dim).
• +5 chords (A+5 uses the same notes as C#+5 and F+5).
• m6 chords (Am6 shares the same notes as F#m7-5).
One-finger chords
For the chord types major, 7, minor, and m7, you don’t actually need
to play all the notes in the chord. Although playing a single note al-
ways indicates a major chord, you can indicate a different chord type
by playing an additional key.
For keyboard schemes, see “Chord reference” on page 70.
Additional key Chord
None major
Next left white key 7
Next left black key minor
Next left white and black keys minor7