Did you know that you can achieve a nice R&B Neo Soul sound from using slash chords (inversions) as opposed to an extended or “phat” chord?
A good trick I have discovered is to use the 11th key of the chord as the bass note and then play the chord normally. Try it to see how it sounds, the link below is for an MP3 file for the below chords.
C / Gmin7th
D / Amin7th
E / Bmin7th
Doesn’t look complex but the sound is definitely deep.
Nice sounding chords there, how do you find work out the 11th?
If you are using the key of C then its just a matter of simply counting the keys to the right.
Thanks for the chord tips. I always thought that slash chords were only for the guitar.
Slash chords can be played on either. However you will find the notation mainly on guitar music sheets.