C/D
- D2bass
- CRtriad
- E3triad
- G5triad
3 ways to play C/D
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
Frets x 5 5 5 5 xNotes D G C EIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadC major, 2nd inversion
Frets 10 10 10 9 x xNotes D G C EIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadC major, 2nd inversion
Frets x x 0 0 1 0Notes D G C EIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadC major, 2nd inversion
The construction rules C/D follows
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.
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 2nd in every key
More chords on C
C/D chord questions
What notes are in C/D?
C/D is spelled D C E G: D is the 2nd, C is the root, E is the 3rd, G is the 5th.
What is the formula of C/D?
2 1 3 5. It is a C major triad, over D in the bass.
How many ways can you play C/D on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of C/D, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.