[vague] In popular music, where the exact arrangement of notes is less important than some other forms, slash chords are generally used only when the specific bass note is important.That progression has the descending bassline G, F♯, E. This type of slash chord contains diatonically occurring notes.In traditional Classical notation it would be written using figured bass symbols.This descending bassline moving diatonically from i to V is a stock feature in popular music that is used in numerous songs.Thus, in a song in the key of C major, when the arranger wishes the chord-playing musicians to perform a ii7 chord, rather than write Dm7 (which some beginners might not be familiar with), the arranger could write F/D.
A
♭
/A (alternately notated as A
♭
major/A bass) notated in regular notation (on top) and tabulature (below)
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