How do you play the A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord?

To play the A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord on piano, play the A# m7(add11)(no5) chord (A#, C#, G# 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# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord means a A# m7(add11)(no5) chord with F# in the bass.

A# m7(add11)(no5)/F#

Q: What notes are in the A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord?

The A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord uses the 4 notes of the A# m7(add11)(no5) chord — A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), G# (Minor seventh) and D# (Perfect eleventh) — with F# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# m7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), G# (Minor seventh) and D# (Perfect eleventh) notes, with F# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord

How to play the A# m7(add11)(no5)/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 G# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A#
Add D# (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# m7(add11)(no5)/F# chord

Inversions with same root

F# 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

D# m7(add11)

Related slash chords

D# 7(sus4)/F#
G# sus2(add4)/F#
A# m7(add4)(no5)/F#