How do you play the A# add11/G chord?

To play the A# add11/G chord on piano, play the A# add11 chord (A#, D, F and D#) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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# add11/G chord means a A# add11 chord with G in the bass.

A# add11/G

Q: What notes are in the A# add11/G chord?

The A# add11/G chord uses the 4 notes of the A# add11 chord — A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and D# (Perfect eleventh) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# add11 chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and D# (Perfect eleventh) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# add11/G chord

How to play the A# add11/G chord

Play G 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 F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A#
Add D# (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# add11/G chord

Inversions with same root

G m7(b13)

Related chords with different root

D# maj9

Related slash chords

D# maj7(sus2)/G
D# maj9(sus2)/G