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C/B

  1. B7bass
  2. CRtriad
  3. E3triad
  4. G5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play C/B

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 C/B
1 2 3 4 R 5 3 7

Frets x 2 2 0 1 xNotes B E G CIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadC major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion C/B
5 6 7 8 R 5 3 7

Frets 7 7 5 5 x xNotes B E G CIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadC major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion C/B
8 9 10 11 R 5 3 7

Frets x x 9 9 8 8Notes B E G CIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadC major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules C/B 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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C/B chord questions

What notes are in C/B?

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

What is the formula of C/B?

7 1 3 5. It is a C major triad, over B in the bass.

How many ways can you play C/B on guitar?

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