How do you play the A m7(add6)/F# chord?

To play the A m7(add6)/F# chord on piano, play the A m7(add6) chord (A, C#, E, F# and G) 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 m7(add6)/F# chord means a A m7(add6) chord with F# in the bass.

A m7(add6)/F#

Q: What notes are in the A m7(add6)/F# chord?

The A m7(add6)/F# chord uses the 5 notes of the A m7(add6) chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), F# (Major sixth) and G (Minor seventh) — with F# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A m7(add6) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), F# (Major sixth) and G (Minor seventh) notes, with F# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A m7(add6)/F# chord

How to play the A m7(add6)/F# chord

Play F# 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 (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A m7(add6)/F# chord

Inversions with same root

F# m7(b9)
F# m7(b9)(#9)

Related chords with different root

A m7(add6)
A 7(add6)

Related slash chords

A 7/F#