How do you play the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord?

To play the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord on piano, play the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord (A, Bb, C#, D, E# and F#) 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 Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord means a A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord with E# in the bass.

A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E#

Q: What notes are in the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord?

The A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord uses the 6 notes of the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord — A (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor second), C# (Major third), D (Perfect fourth), E# (Minor sixth) and F# (Major sixth) — with E# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor second), C# (Major third), D (Perfect fourth), E# (Minor sixth) and F# (Major sixth) notes, with E# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord

How to play the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord

Play E# 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 C# (Major third) — 4 semitones above A
Add D (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above A
Add E# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/E# chord

Inversions with same root

F Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord

Related chords with different root

Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord
A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord