How do you play the A 6/C chord?

To play the A 6/C chord on piano, play the A 6 chord (A, C#, E and F#) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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/C chord means a A 6 chord with C in the bass.

A 6/C

Q: What notes are in the A 6/C chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 6/C chord

How to play the A 6/C chord

Play C 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 E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A 6/C chord

Related chords with different root

F# m7(#11)

Related slash chords

F# m7/C
F# m7(#9)/C
A add13/C