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F/G — with the ninth in the bass

Notes in F/G: G – F – A – CFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 9

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 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

F/G, 3 0 3 0 1 1F/G2311GAFGCF
Guitar
F/G, 3 0 3 0 1 1F/G2311GAFGCF
Electric guitar
F/G, 5 5 6 7F/G51123GCFA
Cavaquinho
F/G, 5 7 5 8F/G51324CGAF
Ukulele

Where to use it: Right before the resolving chord, in gospel, pop and keyboard fills.

The shapes of F/G don't end on this page — the whole neck holds dozens. 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

F/AF/CF/EF/A#F/D

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