How do you play the A 7/E chord?

To play the A 7/E chord on piano, play the A 7 chord (A, C#, E and G) 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/E chord means a A 7 chord with E in the bass.

A 7/E

Q: What notes are in the A 7/E chord?

The A 7/E chord uses the 4 notes of the A 7 chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth) and G (Minor seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 7/E chord

How to play the A 7/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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A 7/E chord

Related chords with different root

Related slash chords

G sus2(b5)/E
A 7(no5)/E