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B/E — with the eleventh in the bass

Notes in B/E: E – B – D# – F#Formula: 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

B/E, 0 6 4 4 0 0B/E4311ED#F#BBE
Guitar
B/E, 0 6 4 4 0 0B/E4311ED#F#BBE
Electric guitar
B/E, 2 4 4 4B/E1234EBD#F#
Cavaquinho
B/E, 4 6 0 6B/E4123BF#ED#
Ukulele

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

The shapes of B/E 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; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Inversions (slash) family.

Other chords in this family

B/D#B/F#B/A#B/C#B/G#

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