Dr. Koozin                                                 Cadential tonic 6/4 examples

Tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords in first inversion

Chords of inversion allow for a more melodic bass line.

- We generally double the root . . .
a.

b.

. . . but sometimes we double the fifth:

c. (See how the doubled 5th in the V6 and i6 provides for a smoother line.)

d. (4-part writing may temporarily reduce to 3 voices in keyboard style.)