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E/A — with the eleventh in the bass

Notes in E/A: A – E – G# – BFormula: 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

E/A, x 0 2 1 0 0E/A21×AEG#BE
Guitar
E/A, x 0 2 1 0 0E/A21×AEG#BE
Electric guitar
E/A, 7 4 5 6E/A44123ABEG#
Cavaquinho
E/A, 13 11 12 0E/A11312G#BEA
Ukulele

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

The shapes of E/A 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

E/G#E/BE/D#E/F#E/C#

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