Identify Triad Positions with Figured Bass

For each triad, identify three things:

1. Root: the letter name, plus a sharp or flat if needed.
2. Quality: major, minor, augmented, or diminished.
3. Figure: the figured bass that shows the triad's position.

Finding the figure

Once you've found the root, look at the bass note, the lowest note in the chord. Is it the root, the 3rd, or the 5th of the triad?

In the bass	Figure	Position
Root	5/3	Root position
3rd	6/3	First inversion
5th	6/4	Second inversion

If you're unsure, count up from the bass to the other two notes, using letter names only. The intervals you find are the figure.