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Slash Chords

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What does slash in chords mean? (e.g. G/B, D/F# etc)

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Generally, a chord is plucked with a bass note corresponding to the chord itself i.e.

Chords	Bass Note	Fingering
C, C7, Cm, Cm7	C	5th string, 3rd fret
D, D7, Dm, Dm7	D	4th string
E, E7, Em, Em7	E	6th string
F, F7, Fm, Fm7	F	6th string, 1st fret
G, G7, Gm, Gm7	G	6th string, 3rd fret
A, A7, Am, Am7	A	5th string
B, B7, Bm, Bm7	B	5th string, 2nd fret

However, in some cases, a chord is plucked with a different bass note & that note is indicated after the chord by a slash i.e.

Chords	Bass Note	Fingering
C/B	C chord with B bass
G/B	G chord with B bass
D/F#	D chord with F# bass
Am/G	Am chord with G bass
Em/D	Em chord with D bass
D/C	D chord with C bass
C/E	C chord with E bass

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