G/C Chord.Hpw to press?

[jimmy6]

G/C Chord.Hpw to press? Is it means you can press G  or C ?

[Rach3]

Can you be more specific?

[jimmy6]

sorry. Let's i makes it easy. How to press G/C chord. This is because i saw this "G/C" in the score.

how about C chord? is it equal to CM chord?  

[bernhard]

G/C ?

Are you sure it was not C/G?

C/G is standard chord notation for playing the C chord with G in the bass, in other words, the second inversion. (i.e G - C - E, instead of C- E-G)

G/C  would mean the G chord (GBD) with C in the bass - but as you can see, C is not part of the G chord - does not mean that you cannot do it, just unusual.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[monk]

Hi Bernhard,

you explained it already: The slash means that the note following it is in the bass.
This way even "weirder" chords are possible like E/C or B/C. In jazz, especially the more modern styles, they are not unusual - they are part of the education of every jazz pianist.

G/C could be part of a very common pop chord progression over a C pedal point (Example: Intro of "Your Song" by Elton John):

C - F/C - G/C - F/C - repeat those 4 chords ad nauseam...

Best Wishes,
Monk

[jimmy6]

Any website provide this type of tutorial? Chord tutorial.