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D/C

  1. C♭7bass
  2. DRtriad
  3. F♯3triad
  4. A5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play D/C

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 D/C
1 2 3 4 5 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x 3 4 2 3 xNotes C F♯ A DIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion D/C
7 8 9 10 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets 8 9 7 7 x xNotes C F♯ A DIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion D/C
10 11 12 13 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x x 10 11 10 10Notes C F♯ A DIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules D/C 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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D/C chord questions

What notes are in D/C?

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

What is the formula of D/C?

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

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

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