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F♯/E

  1. E♭7bass
  2. F♯Rtriad
  3. A♯3triad
  4. C♯5triad
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Voicings

2 ways to play F♯/E

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 F♯/E
6 7 8 9 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x 7 8 6 7 xNotes E A♯ C♯ F♯Intervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion F♯/E
1 2 3 4 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x x 2 3 2 2Notes E A♯ C♯ F♯Intervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules F♯/E 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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F♯/E chord questions

What notes are in F♯/E?

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

What is the formula of F♯/E?

♭7 1 3 5. It is a F♯ major triad, over E in the bass.

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

This page shows 2 voicings of F♯/E, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.