How do you play the A# aug/B chord?

To play the A# aug/B chord on piano, play the A# aug chord (A#, D and F#) with B as the lowest bass note. Place the B note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the A# aug/B chord?

The A# aug/B chord uses the 3 notes of the A# aug chord — A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third) and F# (Minor sixth) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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# aug/B chord means a A# aug chord with B in the bass.

A# aug/B

The A# aug chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third) and F# (Minor sixth) notes, with B as the bass note.

How to play the A# aug/B chord

Play B 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# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above A#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A# aug/B chord

Inversions with same root

B m(maj7)

Related slash chords

D aug/B
F# aug/B