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This is an inversion.
Inversions are also called slash chords.
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5th String Bass; Major
Specific
Chords
1
Moveable
Common Chords in
First Inversion Minor
Open Position
Variations
C/E
Am/C
G/B
Em/G
D/F#
Bm/D
A/C#
F#m/A
E/G#
C#m/E
B/D#
Gm/Bb
Moveable
F/A
Youll notice only a couple
variations of the moveable
shapes. For each type of
inversion, its good to find
both a 6th string bass voicing
and 5th string bass. This will
allow you to play in different
areas of the neck as needed.
Dm/F
Second Inversion
Specific
Chords
3
Moveable
Common Chords in
Second Inversion Minor
Open Position
Variations
C/G
Am/E
G/D
Em/B
D/A
Bm/F#
A/E
F#m/C#
E/B
C#m/G#
B/F#
Gm/D
Moveable
In many
cases, there
just arent
good open
voicings for
many inversions.
F/C
Knowledge of the notes
on the neck is helpful to
knowing inversions. To
learn the notes on the
fretboard, see the training:
Note Location Drills
Dm/A
Third Inversion
version
Third Inversion //
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A better alternative
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Minor 7
Specific
Chords
Moveable
Open Position
C/B
C/Bb
Open Position
Moveable
Am/G
G/F#
G/F
Em/D
D/C#
D/C
Bm/A
A/G#
A/G
F#m/E
E/D#
E/D
C#m/B
B/A#
B/A
Gm/F
F/E
F/Eb
Dm/C
Again, youll notice most of these inversion shapes
are repeated over and over. And over. Part of including all these chords is to show that you can get by
with knowing a few good shapes.
Third Inversion //
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Examples
These are just a few examples of songs that
have inversions in them. Now that youre aware of them,
youll start to see them all over the place.
Hybrid Chords
(Another "Slash Chord")
Hybrid Chords are another kind of "slash" chord. However, they are not inversions. They are a simpler way to spell
complex chords. D/E, which is a D chord over an E bass note, is easier to communicate than E9sus4.
Below are a two types of hybrids.
V9sus Hybrid
The following hybrid chords form some variation of the V9sus chord. This is the most common hybrid chord. For example,
C/D = D9sus4--the C triad: c-e-g creates a b7, 9, & sus4, respectively, over the D. The Am7/D simply adds the 5th of D (a).
These chords usually resolve to the V7 or directly to the I.
C/D
C/D
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Am7/D
G/A
D/E
Bm7/E
A/B
Dm7/G
5fr
0
1
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
10
C/D
5fr
10
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
0
2
3
2
0
C/A
Cm/A
C2/A
5fr
*movable chords
D2/B
4fr
3fr
A2/F#
*open chords
Am7
Am11
Am7b5
Bm7(4)
F#m7(4)
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
5
5
0
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
2