Theory & Impro Chord/Chord Annotation

[chartsmalm]

I have some fake books with annotations that are new to me. Here are a few samples from "More Than You Know"

(my keyboard has no music symbols - I use the following:
+=aug -=dim #obviously =# and @=flat)

Fm6/A@ Csus4/G

What is the significance of the 2nd chord after the "/"?

Thanks for your guidance

 

[Pete Thomas]

It's not a chord, it's a bass note.

So Fm6/Ab is

Fm6 with Ab in the bass (aka a 1st inversion)

 

[chartsmalm]

Pete:
Thanks for the PROMPT reply.

Once, I saw your answer, I felt stupid - because I then remembered that I had asked someone else the same dumb question years ago.

I guess my lack of retention was because of the same thing that I feel now. Why would anybody go to the trouble of making that notation on 2 chords out of more than 25 in a whole song's fake sheet?

For the kicks of it I recorded the song with those 2 chords three times - once with each inversion of the chords. Damned if I hear any significant reason for the difference.

Anyhow, thanks again for setting me straight. I really like your forum. As I browsed thru JAZZ THEORY, I found the knowledge level and marvelous attitudes of the participants really impressive. 😛

 

[Pete Thomas]

Oddly enough, the other way round is quite common.

You often see Abm6/F as it is not as scary as Fm7 b5 (exactly the same thing)

 

[Simon]

... oh come on now Pete. Don't be scared of these minor 7 flat 5 chords 😉
just inversions after all
simon

Pete Thomas wrote:
Oddly enough, the other way round is quite common.

You often see Abm6/F as it is not as scary as Fm7 b5 (exactly the same thing)