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Originally Posted by ssjk
Subject came up in a beginners group I have been working with. We know that when we see Em/F# for example it means play an Em chord with a F# bass note. I don’t think “inversion” covers it because I sometimes see notes that are not in the listed chord. Anybody know of a more precise name than slash chord?
Thanks.
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They are 1 of 2 chord types:
An Inversion - a note from the chord, other than the root, as the bass note. e.g. A/C#
A Hybrid Chord (sometimes called "alternate bass") - adding a non-chord tone bass note. This is often used when there is a pedal tone/drone thing going on in the bass. e.g. || D / / / | G/D / / / | A/D / / / || (the A/D is the hybrid chord here, the G/D is an inversion)
Those are the official "music school" designations for the 2 options of slash chord notation.
When you have the horizontal line it is a Compound Chord (2 triads played together). But thats a different thing altogether.