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- What does it mean when chords have a slash?
- What is jazz slash chords?
- What is the difference between slash chords and inversions?
What does it mean when chords have a slash?
In music, especially modern popular music, a slash chord or slashed chord, also compound chord, is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass note after the root note letter. It does not indicate "or". ... Some chords may not otherwise be notated, such as A♭/A.
What is jazz slash chords?
A Slash Chord is (generally) a Major triad over a bass note. ... Slash Chords are notated as Chord/Note. So a D/C reads 'D slash C' or 'D over C' and is a D Major Triad over a C Bass Note.
What is the difference between slash chords and inversions?
Most slash chords are “chord inversions”. This means that the other notes of the chord are the same. The difference is that a non-root note is in the lowest-sounding position. For example, a C major chord contains the notes C, E, and G.
