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A little help?

 ↓ btm    #0
2007-03-27 13:43
BlackOak
new member
Registered: 2007-03-27
Posts: 3

Hey everyone. Thanks for reading my first post. And for answering my question.

I can find most chords on this site. But I don't understand chords that read:

F/A    (Is it an F ... or is it an A) 


or    C7sus4/G  (what's the "G" mean?)

Eb/F  ???

Am/C


Thanks again for your help!

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2007-03-27 14:21
Old Tele man
senior member
From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: 2006-11-02
Posts: 994

...the "first" (before the "slash") letter is the CHORD triad to be played, and the "seoond" (after the "slash") letter is the bass NOTE to be played...thus, F/A, means play an F major triad chord, with an A-note as the bass note, here are two possible examples:

F/A = X 0 3 2 1 1...where the A-note is the open A5-string and the F-triad is the standard cowboy "F"-chord at fret 1.

F/A = X X 7 5 6 5...where the A-note is on the D4-string and the "C-shape" F-triad is on strings G3-E1 at fret 5.

...and the DEVIL said: "...yes, but it's a DRY heat!"
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↑ top  ↓ btm    #2
2007-03-27 14:30
BlackOak
new member
Registered: 2007-03-27
Posts: 3

Thanks!  This is a big help. This site is going to be a lifesaver since I can customize the chords on this site and hear how they sound.

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