How do you play the A# m6/D# chord?

To play the A# m6/D# chord on piano, play the A# m6 chord (A#, C#, 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# m6/D# chord means a A# m6 chord with D# in the bass.

A# m6/D#

Q: What notes are in the A# m6/D# chord?

The A# m6/D# chord uses the 4 notes of the A# m6 chord — A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) — with D# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# m6 chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) notes, with D# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m6/D# chord

How to play the A# m6/D# chord

Play D# 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 G (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# m6/D# chord

Inversions with same root

D# 9

Related slash chords

C# 6(b5)/D#
G m7(b5)/D#
A# m(add13)/D#