How do you play the A# 6(b5)/E chord?

To play the A# 6(b5)/E chord on piano, play the A# 6(b5) chord (A#, D, E and G) 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# 6(b5)/E chord means a A# 6(b5) chord with E in the bass.

A# 6(b5)/E

Q: What notes are in the A# 6(b5)/E chord?

The A# 6(b5)/E chord uses the 4 notes of the A# 6(b5) chord — A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth) and G (Major sixth) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# 6(b5) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth) and G (Major sixth) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# 6(b5)/E chord

How to play the A# 6(b5)/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above A#
Add E (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A#
Add G (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# 6(b5)/E chord

Inversions with same root

E m7(b5)

Related chords with different root

G m6
G m(add13)
A# 6(b5)

Related slash chords

G minor/E