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G/F♯ means “G with F♯ in the bass”: play a G major chord and make F♯ the lowest note. F♯ is not one of the chord’s own notes, so the bass adds colour as well as moving the bass line.
The notes, low to high, are F♯, G, B, D. The library above opens on G/F♯ with 14 shapes that keep F♯ at the bottom; tap one to hear it.
| Note | Degree | Interval from G | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | bass | major seventh (below) | 11 |
| G | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | 3 | major third | 4 |
| D | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
220002xx40022240xx220433xx400xxx4433F♯ is the major seventh of G, so the full set of notes is Gmaj7/F♯ (major seventh with F♯ in the bass). Writing it as G/F♯ tells you to keep the G shape and just change the bass.
In G major, G – G/F♯ – Em walks the bass down step by step (G, F♯, E) while the chords on top change. Played the other way, Em – G/F♯ – G, the bass climbs.
When a chord sheet writes G/F♯, play the chord on top and let F♯ be the lowest string you strum; if you play with a bass player, the bass plays F♯.
F♯, G, B, D: the root, major third, fifth, with F♯ added in the bass.
Open position: 220002 (low string first), rated Beginner.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.