• From: Concord, NC
  • Registered: 2007-06-07
  • Posts: 19

Topic: Stupid new guy question

Hey all.  I've been teaching myself guitar for 7-8 months now and have recently sat in with my Church band at rehearsal.  I am hoping to get good enough to play during services eventually.

I do not (yet) read music, and of course, that's what they use.  I can figure the songs out because, above the standard notation, are written the chord names (i.e.  F,Dm,A  etc.).  My question is this, when there is a chord name like F/A  or C/E etc. what should I do?  Is it my choice which chord to play?  I'm sure it's simple, but I have been unable to figure it out.  I'd appreciate some help!

Thanks--and learning to read music is on the short list now.

Bill

  • Registered: 2006-12-14
  • Posts: 104

Re: Stupid new guy question

smile

A question I can answer, I hope.

F/A, C/E. It means that you play the chord denoted by the first letter, with the letter after the slash as an added bass note. Unfortunately, I cannot provide you with diagrams for those shapes, because I don't know them, but I believe that they are detailed in the chord diagrams under the Resources tab.

Hope that helps,

Shady

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  • Registered: 2007-03-24
  • Posts: 1,108

Re: Stupid new guy question

I'm pretty sure c/e demotes a standard open C chord 032010 from low string to high string. I'm not sure why it just can't be noted as C...a C/G would require you to hold down the low E string on the 3rd fret (thus the G).
At least this is what I've always thought anyhow.

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  • From: A black hole in deep space
  • Registered: 2007-10-28
  • Posts: 7,865

Re: Stupid new guy question

shady your discribtion is as close as it gets any slash chord say d/f# is a open d chord with your thumb freting the 6th string 2nd fret i dont know where these chords are listed but someone will i have a link to a chord site     http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/   dial up any chord you want good luck

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  • From: Concord, NC
  • Registered: 2007-06-07
  • Posts: 19

Re: Stupid new guy question

Thanks guys.  I appreciate it.