How do you play the A m6/E chord?

To play the A m6/E chord on piano, play the A m6 chord (A, C, 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 m6/E chord means a A m6 chord with E in the bass.

A m6/E

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

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

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

How to play the A m6/E chord

Play E 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/E chord

Related chords with different root

C 6(b5)
F# m7(b5)
A m6
A m(add13)

Related slash chords

F# dim/E