How do you play the A Petrushka chord/C# chord?

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

A Petrushka chord/C#

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

The A Petrushka chord/C# chord uses the 6 notes of the A Petrushka chord chord — A (Perfect unison), A# (Minor second), C# (Major third), D# (Diminished fifth), E (Perfect fifth) and G (Minor seventh) — with C# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A Petrushka chord/C# chord

How to play the A Petrushka chord/C# chord

Play C# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A# (Minor second) — 1 semitone above A
Add C# (Major third) — 4 semitones above A
Add D# (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the A Petrushka chord/C# chord

Related chords with different root

D# Petrushka chord
A Petrushka chord