How do you play the A m6/D chord?

To play the A m6/D chord on piano, play the A m6 chord (A, C, E and F#) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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 m6/D chord means a A m6 chord with D in the bass.

A m6/D

Q: What notes are in the A m6/D chord?

The A m6/D chord uses the 4 notes of the A m6 chord — A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third), E (Perfect fifth) and F# (Major sixth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A m6 chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third), E (Perfect fifth) and F# (Major sixth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A m6/D chord

How to play the A m6/D chord

Play D 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 E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A m6/D chord

Inversions with same root

Related slash chords

C 6(b5)/D
F# m7(b5)/D
A m(add13)/D