How to play F/A: a major built on F, played over A in the bass, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 1 open string, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 0 3 2 1 1 (x = not played).
| Note | F | A | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 5 |
F/A is a major with F as its root, played over A in the bass.
F/A is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 3 major keys and 4 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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As played here, F/A sounds F, A, C (R, 3, 5 from the root F).
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 0 3 2 1 1 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 1st fret from the B string to the high E string (a barre). Add the G string at the 2nd fret. Add the D string at the 3rd fret. The A string rings open. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
F/A belongs to 7 keys: F major (the I chord), C major (the IV chord), Bb major (the V chord), A minor (the VI), D minor (the III), G minor (the VII) and Bb minor (the V, from the harmonic minor).
