How do you play the Ab m6/E chord?

To play the Ab m6/E chord on piano, play the Ab m6 chord (Ab, Cb, Eb and F) 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 Ab m6/E chord means a Ab m6 chord with E in the bass.

Ab m6/E

Q: What notes are in the Ab m6/E chord?

The Ab m6/E chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab m6 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and F (Major sixth) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab m6 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and F (Major sixth) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab m6/E chord

How to play the Ab m6/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Cb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Ab
Add Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add F (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Ab
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m6/E chord

Related slash chords

F m7(b5)/E
Ab m(add13)/E
B 6(b5)/E