Rameau was not the first to discover triadic inversion .
Rameau 's main achievement is to have recognized the importance of the succession of roots ( or of chords identified by their roots ) for the construction of tonality ( see below , Root progressions ) .
Rameau was not the first to discover triadic inversion , but his main achievement is to have recognized the importance of the succession of roots ( or of chords identified by their roots ) for the construction of tonality ( see below , Root progressions ) .