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

To play the A# Petrushka chord/C chord on piano, play the A# Petrushka chord chord (A#, B, D, E, F and G#) 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# Petrushka chord/C chord means a A# Petrushka chord chord with C in the bass.

A# Petrushka chord/C

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

The A# Petrushka chord/C chord uses the 6 notes of the A# Petrushka chord chord — A# (Perfect unison), B (Minor second), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth), F (Perfect fifth) and G# (Minor seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# Petrushka chord chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), B (Minor second), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth), F (Perfect fifth) and G# (Minor seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

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

How to play the A# Petrushka chord/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add B (Minor second) — 1 semitone above A#
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above A#
Add E (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A#
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A#
Add G# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A#
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the A# Petrushka chord/C chord

Related slash chords

E Petrushka chord/C