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Chord & Fret

D/F# — with the third in the bass (first inversion)

Also written D/Gb — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in D/F#: F# – D – AFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 3

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.

C/E is the C major chord with E in the bass — the first inversion. The harmony is the same, but the bass becomes lighter and gains melodic direction.

The same chord on all four instruments

D/F#, 2 x 0 2 3 2D/F#1243F#×DADF#
Guitar
D/F#, 2 x 0 2 3 2D/F#1243F#×DADF#
Electric guitar
D/F#, 4 2 3 4D/F#3124F#ADF#
Cavaquinho
D/F#, 7 6 5 0D/F#5321DF#AA
Ukulele

Where to use it: Melodic bass lines and smooth transitions between chords.

This is just one shape of D/F#. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; 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

D/AD/C#D/ED/GD/B

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