How do you play the A# m7(add6)/D# chord?

To play the A# m7(add6)/D# chord on piano, play the A# m7(add6) chord (A#, D, F, G 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# m7(add6)/D# chord means a A# m7(add6) chord with D# in the bass.

A# m7(add6)/D#

Q: What notes are in the A# m7(add6)/D# chord?

The A# m7(add6)/D# chord uses the 5 notes of the A# m7(add6) chord — A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), G (Major sixth) and G# (Minor seventh) — with D# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# m7(add6) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), G (Major sixth) and G# (Minor seventh) notes, with D# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m7(add6)/D# chord

How to play the A# m7(add6)/D# chord

Play D# 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 sixth) — 9 semitones above A#
Add G# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A#
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A# m7(add6)/D# chord

Inversions with same root

D# maj11

Related slash chords

G m7(b9)/D#
G m7(b9)(#9)/D#
A# 7(add6)/D#