C7/G Slash Chord on Guitar

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The [1]7/[5] 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 [5]”.

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

In most cases you'll find the dominant 7th chord with the 5th in the bass where the bass is ascending or descending diatonically (in half or whole steps).

Example chord progressions:
[b6]  [1]7/[5]  [4]m7  [4]m7/[m3]
[5]m11  [1]7/[5]  [4]m7  [4]m6
[b5]maj7  [1]7/[5]  [4]7/[1]  [7]m7  [b5]maj7  [b5]/[b13]  [b9]
[b9]maj7  [5]7/[2]  [1]7/[5]  [4]m7  [b9]maj7  [b9]/[m3]  [b6]
[b6]  [b6]7/[b5]  [4]m7  [1]7/[5]   [b9]maj7  [5]7/[2]  [b9]/[m3]
[b9]  [b9]7/[b1]  [7]m7  [4]7/[1]   [b5]maj7  [1]7/[5]  [b5]/[b6]

The same progressions in the key of C major
[1]  [3]7/[maj7]  [6]m7  [6]m7/[5]
[maj7]m11  [3]7/[maj7]  [6]m7  [6]m6
[4]maj7  [maj7]7/[#11]  [3]7/[maj7]  [6]m7  [4]maj7  [4]/[5]  [1]
[4]maj7  [maj7]7/[#11]  [3]7/[maj7]  [6]m7  [4]maj7  [4]/[5]  [1]
[1]  [1]7/[7]  [6]m7  [3]7/[maj7]   [4]maj7  [maj7]7/[#11]  [4]/[5]
[1]  [1]7/[7]  [6]m7  [3]7/[maj7]   [4]maj7  [maj7]7/[#11]  [4]/[5]