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

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

A# add13/F

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

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

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

How to play the A# add13/F chord

Play F 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/F chord

Related chords with different root

G m7
G m7(#9)
A# 6
A# add13

Related slash chords

G minor/F