"Inverted" Augmented Sixth Chords
Augmented sixth chords are occasionally used with a different chord member in the bass. Since there is no consensus among theorists that they are in root position in their normal form, the word "inversion" isn't necessarily accurate, but is found in some textbooks, nonetheless. Sometimes, "inverted" augmented sixth chords occur as a product of voice leading.
The French philosopher composer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau considered that the chord could not be inverted (Dictionnaire de Musique). Seventeenth-century instances of the augmented sixth with the sharp note in the bass are generally limited to German sources.
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