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E/F♯

  1. F♯2bass
  2. ERtriad
  3. G♯3triad
  4. B5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play E/F♯

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
AA shape 2nd inversion E/F♯
7 8 9 10 3 R 5 2

Frets x 9 9 9 9 xNotes F♯ B E G♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadE major, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion E/F♯
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 2

Frets 2 2 2 1 x xNotes F♯ B E G♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadE major, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion E/F♯
1 2 3 4 5 3 R 5 2

Frets x x 4 4 5 4Notes F♯ B E G♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadE major, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules E/F♯ 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 2nd in every key

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E/F♯ chord questions

What notes are in E/F♯?

E/F♯ is spelled F♯ E G♯ B: F♯ is the 2nd, E is the root, G♯ is the 3rd, B is the 5th.

What is the formula of E/F♯?

2 1 3 5. It is a E major triad, over F♯ in the bass.

How many ways can you play E/F♯ on guitar?

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