How do you play the A# add13/D# chord?

To play the A# add13/D# chord on piano, play the A# add13 chord (A#, D, F and G) with D# as the lowest bass note. Place the D# 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# add13/D# chord means a A# add13 chord with D# in the bass.

A# add13/D#

Q: What notes are in the A# add13/D# chord?

The A# add13/D# chord uses the 4 notes of the A# add13 chord — A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major thirteenth) — with D# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# add13 chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major thirteenth) notes, with D# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# add13/D# chord

How to play the A# add13/D# chord

Play D# 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 G (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# add13/D# chord

Inversions with same root

D# maj9

Related chords with different root

G m7(b13)

Related slash chords

G m7/D#
G m7(#9)/D#
A# 6/D#