How do you play the A 5/B chord?

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

What notes are in the A 5/B chord?

The A 5/B chord uses the 2 notes of the A 5 chord — A (Perfect unison) and E (Perfect fifth) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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/B chord means a A 5 chord with B in the bass.

A 5/B

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 5/B chord

How to play the A 5/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the A 5/B chord

Inversions with same root

B 11(sus4)

Related chords with different root

E sus4
A sus2
A 5(add9)