C7/E Slash Chord on Guitar

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The [1]7/[3] chord is a so called slash chord. On the left side of the slash you have a chord, on the right side just the lowest tone (bass). This chord is pronounced „[1]7 over [3]”.

The [1]7/[3] consists of the following tones:
[1] (1), [3] (3), [5] (5) und [7] (7).
The bass [3] is part of the chord here. That doesn't always have to be the case in a slash chord!

This major chord with a major 3rd in the bass is often applied when the root or bass note of the next chord is just a half step higher or lower.

Example chord progressions:
[5]m7  [5]m7/[4]  [1]7/[3]  [m3]/[4]
[5]m7  [5]m7/[4]  [1]7/[3]  [m3]
[b9]  [m3]  [1]7/[3]  [4]m7
[b6]  [1]7/[3]  [4]m7  [b9]
[b6]maj7  [1]7/[3]  [4]m7  [7]7/[9]   [b9]maj7  [b9]/[m3]  [b6]6/9

The same progressions in the key of C major
[6]m7  [6]m7/[5]  [2]7/[#11]  [4]/[5]
[6]m7  [6]m7/[5]  [2]7/[#11]  [4]
[4]  [5]  [3]7/[#5]  [6]m7
[1]  [3]7/[#5]  [6]m7  [4]