How do you play the A aug/E# chord?

To play the A aug/E# chord on piano, play the A aug chord (A, C# and E#) 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 notes are in the A aug/E# chord?

The A aug/E# chord uses the 3 notes of the A aug chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third) and E# (Minor sixth) — with E# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 aug/E# chord means a A aug chord with E# in the bass.

A aug/E#

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

How to play the A aug/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# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A aug/E# chord

Inversions with same root

F aug

Related chords with different root

Db aug
A aug

Related slash chords

A 3/E#