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I'm working through my jazz studies, and I've come to a subject I'm unfamiliar with. I've tried to look into my jazz theory book, but it didn't make it any clearer for me. The term is slash chords. I know what chords are and how to use them. Roughly, at least.
Are slash chords the same as normal chords? How does a slash chord differ from other chords? Is how it's constructed or how it's used with the other chords?
'Armed with theory, practice becomes meaningful. Through practice, theory becomes fulfilled.' - Egon von Neindorff.
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Hey @hp they're just chord inversions and the letter after the slash will be the lowest sounding (BASS) note of the chord. You can use them to make a chord easier to finger depending on where you are on the neck or add color to make a progression more interesting or easier to play. A whole lot more than that but in a nutshell thats it. Ahem..cough 😉 as an addition little known fact they were invented by Saul Hudson... Jotd
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@GregW Oh great! I already know how to invert chords. Good to know I don't need to learn a brand new concept from scratch. Thank you for taking the time to answer, I really appreciate it.
'Armed with theory, practice becomes meaningful. Through practice, theory becomes fulfilled.' - Egon von Neindorff.
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I know nothing about slash chords, and even less about jazz for violin.
A lot of help, I am...
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@GregW Oh great! I already know how to invert chords. Good to know I don't need to learn a brand new concept from scratch. Thank you for taking the time to answer, I really appreciate it.
Cool! Youre welcome @hp
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