How do you play the A 5(add9)/G# chord?

To play the A 5(add9)/G# chord on piano, play the A 5(add9) chord (A, E and B) with G# as the lowest bass note. Place the G# note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What is a slash chord?

A slash chord (or compound chord) is written as Chord/Bass and specifies both a chord and a bass note. The note to the right of the slash is played as the lowest note. The A 5(add9)/G# chord means a A 5(add9) chord with G# in the bass.

A 5(add9)/G#

Q: What notes are in the A 5(add9)/G# chord?

The A 5(add9)/G# chord uses the 3 notes of the A 5(add9) chord — A (Perfect unison), E (Perfect fifth) and B (Major ninth) — with G# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 5(add9) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), E (Perfect fifth) and B (Major ninth) notes, with G# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 5(add9)/G# chord

How to play the A 5(add9)/G# chord

Play G# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add B (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A 5(add9)/G# chord

Related chords with different root

E add11
A maj7(sus2)
A maj9(sus2)

Related slash chords

E sus4/G#
A sus2/G#
B 11(sus4)/G#