19 Slash Chords on Guitar All Beginners Should Know!

[@herbertschmied2441]

Hello Justin, I am 71 now. 6 years ago, after a serious illness, I started to learn the guitar. 4 years ago I could start the first tender attempts as a rhythm guitarist in an old sock band. Until today the band has changed a lot, we play only acoustic. And in the meantime I also sing. We cover songs from rock, folk, blues, pop. Two or three gigs a year have been added. I owe all this to you and other well-known KZbin teachers. This video about the slash chords is again something very fundamental and brings me further again. Many thanks for this without such help I would never have come so far, because regular guitar lessons I can not afford as a poor swallower.

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

Loved reading your comment and not only was it lovely but inspiring. Especially for someone like myself that tends to be afraid of my own shadow at times, yet about to release an album and playing venues soon. That’s awesome, brethren! Keep at it.

[@happyhell1]

24 years in guitar and I learned something from this. Great stuff.

[@2000SkyView]

you should check out Justin's Music Theory Course on his website, I have been playing guitar on and off for over 30 years and I have learned so much on his website.

[@happyhell1]

I actually have subscribed and have been making my way through... Slowly. Life is hard when you suddenly have to provide full time care and education to your 4 and 2 year old and try to work from home at the same time.

[@danbuckner8364]

@@happyhell1 Too right man, best wishes and know that you're taking care of the most important things before the lesser ones, good on ya. Guitar will always be there, I'm happy to hear that your young ones are learning what they need to, hopefully you find the time to continue your own personal education as well. Cheers

[@cocktailfoto7188]

OMG! I've played a lot of those Chords while playing songs while hearing them and did not think about it. Same time I read those things like C/E and did not know what to do and what that means. Now it all comes together and it makes all sense. Thank you so much for cure me from blindness. Now I've reached next level ;-)

[@mariguana7918]

Can I have your ears please?

[@AgentSmith911]

Chords in this video: G/B 3:23 D/F # 6:30 G/F# 10:46 C/G 11:55 C/E 13:19 C/B 15:28 Cadd2/B 16:34 A/E 17:33 D/A 18:42 F/A 19:29 A11/E 20:53 A/C# 21:38 Am/G 22:44 Am/F# 23:06 Am7/G 24:19 G/F 25:08 D7/F# 26:14 E/G# 27:35 F/G 28:22

[@captincraz1017]

When I first started guitar, my dad told me a way to remember the notes/chords is E.ven A. D.umbass G.ets B.etter E.ventually

[@jojo-fj7lw]

Wow thankyuuu

[@davidmarsh9897]

I was taught, Every Aging Dad Goes Bald Eventually

[@smallwhisperers2930]

12 years in guitar and searching for an understandable meaning of slash chords. Finally. Thank you sir.

[@justinguitar]

Oh darn, you should have come here first! Now that you mention it; find your entry point or start from the very first lesson to make sure you don't skip anything valuable: www.justinguitar.com/site-map-and-lesson-structure | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Moderator

[@scottjohnson8401]

Thanks the A11/E is Awesome!

[@colinmcquillan7844]

Fantastic Justin I'm learning loads for when I just watch you teach it all makes so much sense after 6 years and coming to 66 years retired now so have plenty of practice time

[@shitgoesouth]

66 years retired? ,,,,,,,,,,, or ..........

[@crabmeat88]

Hey Justin, thanks for the videos. Just wondering if you will ever get back to doing more advanced lessons. I learned from your beginner and intermediate courses over 10 years ago, which was great. I know people like updated video quality and everything but I miss advancing through your course levels, it helped keep me practicing and interested for a long time.

[@PoppinPortraits]

Some Great new learnings for me thanks Justin.

[@justinguitar]

Happy to help!

[@terrypatterson1481]

A great/lesson here Justin - thank you

[@2000SkyView]

Justin thanks so much -- that is one excellent slash chord lesson. I especial like that F/G that can travel down the neck, nice!!! Adding these to my chord book!!!

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

Justin you are a treasure in the guitar playing community

[@NikkoAus]

Love the F/G sound, as you say, moving it around is really cool. Great lesson thanks.

[@guitarstrunged]

Bruce Cockburn plays a tune called "Man Of A Thousand Faces". Key of C, 2nd chord is D/G. Gorgeous chord and if you are up for a challenge replace the D/G with a Gmaj9. Even Better though hard to play. It's basically the 3 high notes of a D and the 2 low notes of a G. Another way to explain it is the D/G with a finger added to the 2nd fret 5th string.

[@isthereanybodyoutthere9397]

Loved the C/B example 15:52. It reminds me of a cigar advert from my childhood (the brand escapes at the moment but it made me chuckle!)

[@gortagnan]

At last ! These slash chords have puzzled me for ages ! So much to learn from - in this video, to keep me busy for ages ! And so useful to make progress just as I was flatlining !! What a terrific video tutorial...many thanks Justin..

[@mabblers]

Great lesson. I was wondering about that.

[@jimgower5925]

Such useful stuff, presented in his normal, great way.

[@olonix4780]

Well that was unexpected. When will you upload this on a site?

[@frmacleod]

Isn't KZbin a site?

[@justinguitar]

The whole of L14 is due out later today on the website - this slipped out!

[@dhruvdesai2301]

Brother your videos are worth watching....love your videos

[@TJStellmach]

Slash chords are so common on ukulele (due to the limited bass notes available without barres on 4 strings) that they're often not even noted as such. E.g. what you typically see noted as a C chord is really a C/G.

[@naturalrestingface4909]

Bridge Over Troubled Water is a classic using the alternative bass notes.

[@williamowen1575]

I was literally just asking if some one could explain this to me and here this is being recommended. Is Google listening to my conversations? idk, idc. Just thankful for your lessons.

[@Tiburcio1950]

Nice explanation. I've played these for years but never really paid attention to the names of them. Easy to understand. Thanks Justin.

[@eduardotrillo3519]

thanks Justin!

[@KS-bg3zd]

thanks man , good teacher .i saw full course videos in grade 1 and 2.your techeing is very nice ....

[@rawlelowe7021]

justin you are great you help me out a lot but what what i would like to know is how to change a C chord that is play in the 3rd and 4th frets to Cminor.

[@PoppinPortraits]

I second that..same situation and years.

[@dragonslayerbh1199]

this was really useful for understanding how they work, thanks

[@rjsmith6698]

Timely video. Just encountered my first base note chords last week in the song, Pictures of Lily, written by Pete Townsend, which uses C/B with the 4th string muted, and Am/G.

[@ik3140]

D/F# ; I actually use the thumb to mute the A string, when I play D, but I don’t hit the low E string. Makes hitting just the right notes easier.

[@robertparent2966]

Thanks for these lessons and the time you give.:

[@goodgirlsbadrobots]

Great teaching style, feels very present and spontaneous, look forward to checking out more. Thanks 👍

[@Arno_L]

Old Bowie's song are also great inspiration for slash chords

[@voyagersa22]

Beautiful lesson thanks mate ☺️

[@jerryabad4412]

New subscriber here from Philippines...

[@MrMikepresley]

This was really helpful

[@susangraham813]

Stellar, as always!

[@williamb4652]

Best guitar teacher on the interweb by miles

[@rishabbalai721]

Can you make a similar video which is brief on seventh chord🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏please

[@wm.p.callahan979]

Do you think you could show some of those slash chord progressions in a lesson Thank You Scott!!!!!!!🎸

[@vickysalhotra6827]

Who's Scott

[@wm.p.callahan979]

@@vickysalhotra6827 Sorry I meant Justin thanks for correcting me......

[@TotoyBee]

Keep uploading videos like this justin good job. Thanks

[@loupgarou5797]

Thank you Justin. More awesome and playable content!

[@daveshephard1937]

Brilliant so many beautiful sounds.

[@TacticsTechniquesandProcedures]

Once a 🎸 learns inversions slash chords will make more sense. Thanks for this simple yet informative video! A great teacher always breaks down the complex into digestible pieces of information.

[@stringfellowlocke2214]

Great video lesson! Thanks, Justin!

[@wm.p.callahan979]

Hi! Justin these chords are beautiful Thanks!!!!!!!🎸

[@jonhalliday7806]

Definitely thought these were Slash the musician when I got handed a chord book 15 years ago :D

[@rogersurian4516]

Thank you is the word Justin....

[@curtiskaltenbach1629]

Thanks for the whole lesson without directing us to your website to get the total lesson!

[@krausz78]

Joe Bonamassa / Miss You, Hate You Nice song, to practice: D/F# How ever nice vid, thx

[@kirbyralph]

So good. Lots to absorb.

[@richardlobo6121]

Awesome tutorial Justin! Thanks for sharing

[@nsabimanaemmanuel5416]

Thank you you explain well

[@68crusin51]

So that's what that means, thanks🙂

[@justinguitar]

Glad it helped. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com

[@DC-bg7cr]

Oasis - Gas Panic is a good example as well

[@adammullins242]

Really cool, I get it and now understand, cool vid.

[@JTGaughan]

You just about played the rhythm to Mind Games by John Lennon. Great lesson as per usual.

[@pilotgundul]

Thank you Justin... I finally know..

[@danr5105]

Justin. I ask. Do you know that beginners watch the same videos (this is not my "John Mayer,record,off the record routine") over and over? Your comment about breaking up the long lesson motivated my comment.

[@jimray2281]

So good, thank you Justin! Bought a Beatles songbook years ago and saw all the slash chords and said screw it, this book sucks

[@brunswicklord6365]

G D/F# Em "What song is it you want to hear" ,,,,,"FREE BIRD"

[@datahound2u]

I just watched this video today for the first time, and the very next song I looked up to add to my song bank had 6 different slash chords! What are the odds? LOL!! (The song was Lovers Moon by Glenn Frey.)

[@cMaXeJIJIo]

Yes! I knew there was going to be a Slash joke in here somewhere! 😁

[@KowboyUSA]

Excellent lesson. ( wonder if Slash got his name from playing slash chords a lot )

[@generalawareness101]

I have such small hands I cannot, even on an Ibanez Wizard III neck, reach around to mute 6. I wish I could but not happening. I would need a thin Wizard III neck with a 39-40mm wide nut to do it BUT then I get into trouble with wide fingers.

[@nsp477]

There must be an interesting story behind the Smurf figures and the Roman / Greek bust next to the Boss Katana.

[@Ema090194]

15:53 - 16:00 November Rain right there

[@FredlUisa]

This sound is so wonderful. The person who is reading this comment, I wish you great success, health, love and happiness!

[@charlezleeroy4216]

C to G/B to Am is beautiful in Page 99 by the great Justin Sandercoe 🤪🔥❤️

[@justinguitar]

Extra points for you Sir :)

[@charlezleeroy4216]

@@justinguitar 🤪 thank you Senseï Justin 🥋🤪🎸🎸

[@lukeorlando4814]

Wish I could play the guitar... nicely

[@roberteastwood9886]

When I was younger I wanted to play guitar badly, and now I can!

[@Techumsa]

It would be nice to change the tabs as he changes cords as I can't see where his fingers are due to me being a very new learner.

[@Rain-uf3rz]

Yeah slash

[@ChasingMusashi]

The whole time I though you will play both note really fast to fit on the timing lol hahaha. They thought me that, like strumming both chords in the same beat lol

[@braveheart4603]

I thought this was gonna be chords that the artist slash made his signature.

[@fernandamccormack]

I need a potion to make my thumb grow!

[@kieron8113]

oo sorry

[@DansEarway]

👏👏👏

[@ianguyll6879]

Always great lessons, particularly for beginners, but please try to be a little less verbose, thanks in appreciation😊

[@EAF92Whiskey]

I suspect this vid has escaped into the wild before it was meant to! :)

[@BlazertronGames]

Yeah, I thought so! I think it might be from grade 3!

[@olonix4780]

@@BlazertronGames No, the last lesson from grade 2 is supposed to have slash chords

[@iggykarpov]

@@olonix4780 c'mon boys, just go practice

[@iggykarpov]

Some of these are just inversions, if the base note is a chord note

[@justinguitar]

Yep - trying to get Lesson 14 out today - this slipped out!

[@dusti25]

Honestly this finger pain stuff really sucks. I can feel a heart beat in my arm and my three finger feel dead! How long does this last?

[@jessemontano6399]

It never goes away. It only gets worse

[@abraxas511]

How do you play a c chord without playing a c on the b string?

[@justinguitar]

Which grip are you referring to? Is there a C note on the A string? Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com

[@abraxas511]

@@justinguitar with the g/b arent you playing a d on the b string when you switch to C? thanks for responding, I am only learning so bear with me. Thanks.

[@juliodefreitas157]

👍👍💚

[@grimreaper-qh2zn]

FOR BEGINNERS!!!!!!!!

[@greencan853]

I would've thought slash chords were any chords Slash wanted to play?

[@mytechgiant]

😂😂😂😂

[@dicer31]

Low E got a buzzy buzzy bee.

[@zheinarah.7747]

Im 12 and learning how to lay guitar its kinda hard. But its fine. ://

[@gristamshackleford2102]

E/G# is impossible and im 6'4 with very long fingers

[@wm.p.callahan979]

I Apologize Justin for calling you the wrong name!!!🎸

[@mattyjYT]

When you were first leaning who else looked at these and thought “how the hell am I supposed to play two chords at once!?”

[@iloveferrets5859]

relatable lmao

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

This has nothing to do with Guns and Roses

[@sswin2609]

I literally can’t play F. Even the cheater versions. I can’t bar 2 of the strings !!! I have such small hands. I’m restricted to so many songs because I can’t play F

[@craigjeffs6733]

What about a little Fmaj7??

[@TJStellmach]

If you need to, sometimes you can work around it with a key change. Lots of songs use C, F, G, and Am, which you can play as G, C, D, and Em with capo 5 (or A, D, and E w/ capo 3 if you don't need the minor 6th chord).