C7/G guitar chord
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About C7/G
C7/G gives the bass its own instruction: keep the upper chord, but make the lowest note. The slash separates those two jobs.
G is already the upper chord’s fifth, so this is second inversion. Hold the upper chord steady and move only the bass. That low line can connect nearby chords without jumping root to root.
Also written C7 over G or C7 with G in the bass.
How to use C7/G
In which keys. Every note of C7/G belongs to D minor (the ♭VII) and F major (the V, the dominant).
What to play over C7/G
Useful scales
- +DFA
Contains C7/G and adds ninth, eleventh and thirteenth.
- +DF#A
Adds ninth, sharp eleventh and thirteenth, for a dominant sharp-eleventh color.
- +DbEbF#A
Contains C7/G and adds flat ninth, sharp ninth, sharp eleventh and thirteenth.
Chords near C7/G
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The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.