How do you play the A 7(#11)/E chord?

To play the A 7(#11)/E chord on piano, play the A 7(#11) chord (A, C#, E, G and D#) with E as the lowest bass note. Place the E 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 7(#11)/E chord means a A 7(#11) chord with E in the bass.

A 7(#11)/E

Q: What notes are in the A 7(#11)/E chord?

The A 7(#11)/E chord uses the 5 notes of the A 7(#11) chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and D# (Augmented eleventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 7(#11) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and D# (Augmented eleventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 7(#11)/E chord

How to play the A 7(#11)/E chord

Play E 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 G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Add D# (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above A
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A 7(#11)/E chord

Related chords with different root

A 7(#11)

Related slash chords

D# 7(b5)/E
A 7(b5)/E