How do you play the A m7(add11)/C chord?

To play the A m7(add11)/C chord on piano, play the A m7(add11) chord (A, C, E, G and D) 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 m7(add11)/C chord means a A m7(add11) chord with C in the bass.

A m7(add11)/C

Q: What notes are in the A m7(add11)/C chord?

The A m7(add11)/C chord uses the 5 notes of the A m7(add11) chord — A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and D (Perfect eleventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A m7(add11) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and D (Perfect eleventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A m7(add11)/C chord

How to play the A m7(add11)/C chord

Play C 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 G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Add D (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above A
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A m7(add11)/C chord

Inversions with same root

C 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

A m7(add11)

Related slash chords

D sus2(add4)/C
E m7(add4)(no5)/C
E m7(add11)(no5)/C
A 7(sus4)/C