Guitar Chords

G/C and D/F# doesn't mean you have to shift from a G to a C or from D to F#, it means while the chord G is playing, the bass is in C... while D is playing, the bass is in F#.

Playing alone, it means using a chord form of G that will allow you to add a low C note as bass; likewise, you can easily add a low F# note to an open D chord.

Another way of playing this in a group setting would be the guitarist will be playing the G chord (or D chord) while the bassist will back it up with a C note (or F# note).

Hope that clears it up!

This is easy....G/C is a C major chord with a G as the bass note.  The next example F#/D, is a D major chord with F# as the bass note.  It does NOT indicate a chord change.  Hope this helps!

Hi Gustur,

When chords are writen like "D/F#" it means "play a D chord with a F# in the bass" (also called a 1st inversion).  If you play guitar in a band you could do this, or you could play a D and have the bass guitarist play the F#.

Similarly, a G/C means play a G chord and add a C for the lowest note, either on your guitar or on the bass.  (In this case, it's not a 1st inversion.)

Hope this helps.

edit: I'm new to Yedda and didn't see the previous answers before I posted.  Plasticframedglasses is correct.  The format is "main chord/bass note" and is sometimes confused with the reverse.

This wikipedia entry is long, but check the "Inversions" section at the end:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_symbol

I'm not a guitarist, but the D/F# looks okay to me.  However, the G/C has a G for the lowest note.  I'd try x35433...I have to work this out:

E string: x
A string: 3 = C
D string: 5 = G
G string: 4 = B
B string: 3 = D
E string: 3 = G

Seems correct.  Let's see if a guitarist can tell us whether there's a better fingering.

WHen you see a chord like C/G, that means the chord is a "C" chord but with a "G" bass note.  The right of the slash designates the bass note to be played with that chord. It is meant to broaden or give the chord another dimension of sound.

Normally, the second letter refers to the bass note, but nowadays alot of people do mean to "slide" ( sometimes playing another chord in between, which sounds right ).  Properly, it means a C chord, with a G played on the low E string, but someone could have other ideas, and not know how to notate it right.