Slash Chords

Explore triads and chords over different bass notes. Each slash chord shows compatible scales for improvisation. Click scale names to view them on the fretboard.

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CM Notes: C, E, G

Slash Chord Variations

Showing 9 variations with different bass notes

CM/A Bass: A

Compatible scales:

A MinorPentatonic A Dorian A Phrygian A Aeolian A Minor A Dorianb9 A PhrygianFlat4 A DorianSharp11 A LydianSharp2Sharp6 A BebopMinor A DiminishedHalfWhole A Messiaen2 A Messiaen3

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CM/A# Bass: A#

Compatible scales:

A# Lydian A# LydianAugmented A# LydianDominant A# DorianFlat5 A# LydianFlat3 A# DorianSharp11 A# LocrianDoubleFlat3DoubleFlat7 A# DiminishedWholeHalf A# Messiaen7

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CM/B Bass: B

Compatible scales:

B Phrygian B Locrian B LocrianDoubleFlat7 B PhrygianDominant B LocrianDoubleFlat3DoubleFlat7 B DoubleHarmonicMajor B PhrygianDominantSharp7 B Persian B Byzantine B NeapolitanMinor B Messiaen4 B Messiaen7

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CM/C# Bass: C#

Compatible scales:

C# LydianFlat3 C# LydianAugmentedSharp2 C# LydianSharp2 C# HungarianMinor C# LydianSharp2Sharp6 C# DiminishedWholeHalf C# Messiaen3 C# Messiaen7

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CM/D Bass: D

Compatible scales:

D Dorian D Mixolydian D Aeolian D Minor D Mixolydianb13 D LocrianSharp2 D DorianFlat5 D BebopDominant D BebopMinor D Arabic D Messiaen6

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CM/D# Bass: D#

Compatible scales:

D# MixolydianFlat2 D# SuperLocrianDoubleFlat7 D# DoubleHarmonicMinor D# Ultraphrygian D# PhrygianFlat4DoubleFlat7 D# DiminishedHalfWhole D# Messiaen2

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CM/F Bass: F

Compatible scales:

F Major F Lydian F MajorBebop F JazzMajorb3b6 F MelodicMinor F HarmonicMajor F LydianFlat3 F HarmonicMinor F HungarianMinor F BebopDominant F Messiaen3 F Messiaen4 F Messiaen7

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CM/F# Bass: F#

Compatible scales:

F# Locrian F# SuperLocrian F# Altered F# LocrianNatural6 F# DoubleHarmonicMinor F# Iwato F# DiminishedHalfWhole F# Messiaen2

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CM/G# Bass: G#

Compatible scales:

G# MajorBebop G# JazzMajorb3b6 G# LydianAugmented G# HarmonicMajor G# LydianAugmentedSharp2 G# IonianSharp5 G# IonianSharp2Sharp5 G# DoubleHarmonicMajor G# PhrygianDominantSharp7 G# Persian G# Byzantine G# Messiaen3 G# Messiaen6

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