How do you play the A dim/F chord?

To play the A dim/F chord on piano, play the A dim chord (A, C and D#) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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 dim/F chord means a A dim chord with F in the bass.

A dim/F

Q: What notes are in the A dim/F chord?

The A dim/F chord uses the 3 notes of the A dim chord — A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third) and D# (Diminished fifth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A dim chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third) and D# (Diminished fifth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A dim/F chord

How to play the A dim/F chord

Play F as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Minor third) — 3 semitones above A
Add D# (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A dim/F chord

A dim/F

How to play the A dim/F chord

Inversions with same root