E/G guitar chord
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About E/G
E/G gives the bass its own instruction: keep the upper chord, but make the lowest note. The slash separates those two jobs.
G is not in the upper triad; it places a minor third beneath the upper chord’s major third. Hold the upper chord steady and move only the bass. That low line can connect nearby chords without jumping root to root.
Also written E over G or E with G in the bass.
What to play over E/G
Useful scales
- +BbC#DF
Read E/G as a substitute for a 7♭9.
- +FA#C#D
Contains E/G and adds flat second, sharp eleventh, sixth and flat seventh.
Chords near E/G
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1st inversion
The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.