6/5 (first inversion figures)

Definition

This term refers to figured bass notation indicating first inversion chords. The numbers 6/5 represent intervals above or below a given bass note within these chords.

Related terms

Figured Bass: A system of shorthand notation used in music theory to indicate chords and their inversions.

Chord inversion: Rearranging the order of notes within a chord so that a note other than the root is in the bass position.

Bass note: The lowest sounding pitch in a chord or musical passage.