How do you play the A maj9/C# chord?

To play the A maj9/C# chord on piano, play the A maj9 chord (A, C#, E, G# and B) 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 maj9/C# chord means a A maj9 chord with C# in the bass.

A maj9/C#

Q: What notes are in the A maj9/C# chord?

The A maj9/C# chord uses the 5 notes of the A maj9 chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), G# (Major seventh) and B (Major ninth) — with C# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A maj9 chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third), E (Perfect fifth), G# (Major seventh) and B (Major ninth) notes, with C# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A maj9/C# chord

How to play the A maj9/C# chord

Play C# 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 G# (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above A
Add B (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above A
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A maj9/C# chord

Inversions with same root

C# m7(b13)

Related chords with different root

A maj9

Related slash chords

E add11/C#
A maj7(sus2)/C#
A maj9(sus2)/C#