Chord & FretC/D — with the ninth in the bass
Notes in C/D: D – C – E – GFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 9In 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 a D bass. Heard from the bottom up it is a suspended chord — a D with a fourth and a seventh, no third: open, and saying nothing about major or minor.
The same chord on all four instruments
Where to use it: Right before the resolving chord, in gospel, pop and keyboard fills.
The shapes of C/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; 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.
See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Inversions (slash) family.