E/D
- D♭7bass
- ERtriad
- G♯3triad
- B5triad
3 ways to play E/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 6 4 5 xNotes D G♯ B EIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
Frets 10 11 9 9 x xNotes D G♯ B EIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
Frets x x 0 1 0 0Notes D G♯ B EIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
The construction rules E/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 ♭7th in every key
More chords on E
E/D chord questions
What notes are in E/D?
E/D is spelled D E G♯ B: D is the ♭7th, E is the root, G♯ is the 3rd, B is the 5th.
What is the formula of E/D?
♭7 1 3 5. It is a E major triad, over D in the bass.
How many ways can you play E/D on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of E/D, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.