How do you play the A Magic chord/Bb chord?

To play the A Magic chord/Bb chord on piano, play the A Magic chord chord (A, Bb, D, Eb, G, A, C and D) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb 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 Magic chord/Bb chord means a A Magic chord chord with Bb in the bass.

A Magic chord/Bb

Q: What notes are in the A Magic chord/Bb chord?

The A Magic chord/Bb chord uses the 8 notes of the A Magic chord chord — A (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor second), D (Perfect fourth), Eb (Diminished fifth), G (Minor seventh), A (Perfect octave), C (Minor tenth) and D (Perfect eleventh) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A Magic chord chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor second), D (Perfect fourth), Eb (Diminished fifth), G (Minor seventh), A (Perfect octave), C (Minor tenth) and D (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A Magic chord/Bb chord

How to play the A Magic chord/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above A
Add D (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above A
Add Eb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Add A (Perfect octave) — 12 semitones above A
Add C (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above A
Add D (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above A
Press all 9 notes simultaneously to sound the A Magic chord/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

C m13
A Magic chord

Related slash chords

C m6(add9)/Bb