G/B means a G-major triad over a B (ie B in the bass).
such as Bb/C or Abm7/Eb,
Abm7 already has a Eb as its fifth so it can't be a slash chord.
instead of the more usual root.
Yes, B/G is also wrong. It would be called a G7 chord or a G7 chord in in inversion.More usual root? A chord has one one root. You mean the note in the bass.So these chords are just inversions, not slash chords. If you notate them with a slash you are making a notation mistake. At least that is what I think. It would be very confusing.
Thats not the point. You don't notate an chord inversion with a slash. At least you shouldn't.
Well, thats just a really strange way of looking at it. A way I am not familiar with. Why would you not consider the lowest note of your chord voicing to be part of the chord voicing? I mean, isn't the definition of a first inversion that the third is in the base? And that of a second inversion that the fifth is in the base? Surely inversion chords have very different harmonic usages. But there are tons of common ways to notate them. And a slash isn't one of them. I have only seen it used as an 'alien note' under a chord. Actually, I have some books that strongly speak against using a slash for inversions and that is actually a jazz book written by one of the teachers at Berklee for Berklee press. In classical books they talk about 6 and 46 chords when they talk about inversions, figured bass style.
It's not like I don't know that... But it is not called a slash chord, ever.
You mean this: 6/4 chord?Surely not C/G...Look up any definition of a half cadence. Try to find one using C/G. If it does, examine the author/origin.
Hi!I'm sorry to bump an old post, but since you're on the topic.I'm kind of new to theory (never really taken time to explore it, but I am trying now=)I know what an inversion is, and -now- what a slash chord is. But, since you're debating whether an inversion can be notated as a slash chord or not: How do you notate inversions in general(if you're not using a slash)?(Hope I haven't accidentally missed just what I'm asking for in some post above...)Best regards,Joachim
... or just add '1st inv' or '2nd inv' etc.