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B/G# — with the sixth in the bass

Also written B/Ab — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in B/G#: G# – B – D# – F#Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 13

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.

Put an A underneath the C chord and you have exactly the notes of Am7Am7Am7Am7. What changes is which note the ear takes as home: written C/A, C is still in charge; written Am7, A takes over.

The same chord on all four instruments

B/G#, 4 6 4 4 4 4B/G#4131111G#D#F#BD#G#
Guitar
B/G#, 4 6 4 4 4 4B/G#4131111G#D#F#BD#G#
Electric guitar
B/G#, 6 4 4 4B/G#43111G#BD#F#
Cavaquinho
B/G#, 8 8 7 9B/G#72314D#G#BF#
Ukulele

Where to use it: The crossing between a major key and its relative minor, and descending bass lines generally.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of B/G#. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; 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/E

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