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

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

A major/C#

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

The A major/C# chord uses the 3 notes of the A major chord — A (Perfect unison), C# (Major third) and E (Perfect fifth) — with C# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

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

How to play the A major/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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A major/C# chord

Inversions with same root

C# m(#5)

Related chords with different root

A major

Related slash chords

A 5/C#