How do you play the A 6(b5)/B chord?

To play the A 6(b5)/B chord on piano, play the A 6(b5) chord (A, C#, D# and F#) 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 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 6(b5)/B chord means a A 6(b5) chord with B in the bass.

A 6(b5)/B

Q: What notes are in the A 6(b5)/B chord?

The A 6(b5)/B chord uses the 4 notes of the A 6(b5) chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), D# (Diminished fifth) and F# (Major sixth) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 6(b5) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), D# (Diminished fifth) and F# (Major sixth) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 6(b5)/B chord

How to play the A 6(b5)/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C# (Major third) — 4 semitones above A
Add D# (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A 6(b5)/B chord

Inversions with same root

Related slash chords

D# m7(b5)/B
F# m6/B
F# m(add13)/B