compound interval) above it. In the first inversion of a C major triad, the bass note is E--the third of the triad--with the fifth and the root above it, forming the intervals of a minor third and a minor sixth (or corresponding compound intervals) above E, respectively.

:{\override Score.TimeSignature
#'stencil = ##f\override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t\set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1/4)\time 4/4 \relative c' { 1^\markup { \column { "Root" "position" } } \once \override NoteHead.color = #blue 1^\markup { \column { "First" "inversion" } } 1^\markup { \column { "Second" "inversion" } } }}