How do you play the A minor/E chord?

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

A minor/E

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

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

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

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

How to play the A minor/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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A minor/E chord

Related chords with different root

A minor

Related slash chords

A m3/E