How do you play the A# m(add11)/F chord?

To play the A# m(add11)/F chord on piano, play the A# m(add11) chord (A#, C#, F and D#) 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# m(add11)/F chord means a A# m(add11) chord with F in the bass.

A# m(add11)/F

Q: What notes are in the A# m(add11)/F chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m(add11)/F chord

How to play the A# m(add11)/F chord

Play F as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C# (Minor third) — 3 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# m(add11)/F chord

Related chords with different root

D# 7(sus2)
D# 9(sus2)
A# m(add11)

Related slash chords

D# 7(sus)/F