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A/G

  1. G♭7bass
  2. ARtriad
  3. C♯3triad
  4. E5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play A/G

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion A/G
9 10 11 12 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x 10 11 9 10 xNotes G C♯ E AIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion A/G
1 2 3 4 5 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets 3 4 2 2 x xNotes G C♯ E AIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion A/G
5 6 7 8 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x x 5 6 5 5Notes G C♯ E AIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadA major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules A/G follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Major triad over the ♭7th in every key

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A/G chord questions

What notes are in A/G?

A/G is spelled G A C♯ E: G is the ♭7th, A is the root, C♯ is the 3rd, E is the 5th.

What is the formula of A/G?

♭7 1 3 5. It is a A major triad, over G in the bass.

How many ways can you play A/G on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of A/G, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.