Em/F guitar chord
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About Em/F
Em/F gives the bass its own instruction: keep the upper chord, but make the lowest note. The slash separates those two jobs.
F is not in the upper triad; it presses a flat ninth against the upper chord’s root. Hold the upper chord steady and move only the bass. That low line can connect nearby chords without jumping root to root.
Also written Em over F or Em with F in the bass.
How to use Em/F
In which keys. Every note of Em/F belongs to C major (the iii, the mediant) and A minor (the v, the dominant).
What to play over Em/F
Useful scales
- +ACD
Contains Em/F and adds fourth, flat thirteenth and flat seventh.
- +G#A#C#D
Contains Em/F and adds major third, sharp eleventh, sixth and flat seventh.
Chords near Em/F
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