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G/F

  1. F♭7bass
  2. GRtriad
  3. B3triad
  4. D5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play G/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
CC shape 1st inversion G/F
7 8 9 10 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets x 8 9 7 8 xNotes F B D GIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadG major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion G/F
1 2 3 4 R 5 3 ♭7

Frets 1 2 0 0 x xNotes F B D GIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadG major, 1st inversion

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

Frets x x 3 4 3 3Notes F B D GIntervals ♭7 3 5 1Base triadG major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules G/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 ♭7th in every key

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G/F chord questions

What notes are in G/F?

G/F is spelled F G B D: F is the ♭7th, G is the root, B is the 3rd, D is the 5th.

What is the formula of G/F?

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

How many ways can you play G/F on guitar?

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