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A/D — with the eleventh in the bass

Notes in A/D: D – A – C# – EFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 11

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The C triad over an F bass. From the bottom up it gives an F with a seventh and a ninth: a wide subdominant with no weight down low.

The same chord on all four instruments

A/D, x x 0 2 2 0A/D12××DAC#E
Guitar
A/D, x x 0 2 2 0A/D12××DAC#E
Electric guitar
A/D, 0 2 2 2A/D111DAC#E
Cavaquinho
A/D, 2 2 0 4A/D113ADEC#
Ukulele

Where to use it: Subdominant pedals, intros and suspended moods in the accompaniment.

The shapes of A/D don't end on this page — the whole neck holds dozens. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in each instrument's own voice; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Inversions (slash) family.

Other chords in this family

A/C#A/EA/G#A/BA/F#

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