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Slash Chords.
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Very often, you'll see chord symbols
written like this, F/G or F over G.
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Both these indicate that you're to play,
in this particular case, and
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F chord in the right hand
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[MUSIC]
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And a G note In the left hand.
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So F/G.
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[MUSIC]
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So F/G is right hand chord,
left hand note, or
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F over G is right hand
chord over left hand note.
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[MUSIC]
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So it can help if you say
what it means out loud.
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So, for instance,
if you see F/G, say F over G.
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So change the slash width over.
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And the right hand is
the top of the piano.
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Left hand is the bottom of the piano.
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So F over G.
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[SOUND] It just means
you'll not get mixed up.
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So slash chords indicate that the left
hand is going to play a bass run that
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leads to another chord.
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So if you can imagine that the left hand's
playing the part of the bass player.
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So we'll try a progression
on the next page.
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And you'll see for yourself how
much interest Slash Chords and
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Bass at to your piano player.
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So just a steady four
bit in the right hand.
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And you're going to change
the left hand note mostly.
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There'll just be a few chord
changes in the right hand but
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a lot of left hand changes.
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Okay, so keep the pedal down,
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until you change the left hand bit.
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C over B over A over G.
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F over A over D.
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Over C, G over F.
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Over E.
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Over D.
C over B.
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Over A.
Over G.