How do you play the A# 5/C chord?

To play the A# 5/C chord on piano, play the A# 5 chord (A# and F) 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 notes are in the A# 5/C chord?

The A# 5/C chord uses the 2 notes of the A# 5 chord — A# (Perfect unison) and F (Perfect fifth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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# 5/C chord means a A# 5 chord with C in the bass.

A# 5/C

The A# 5 chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison) and F (Perfect fifth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# 5/C chord

How to play the A# 5/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A#
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the A# 5/C chord

Inversions with same root

C 11(sus4)

Related chords with different root

F sus4
A# sus2
A# 5(add9)