How do you play the A# m7(b13)/F# chord?

To play the A# m7(b13)/F# chord on piano, play the A# m7(b13) chord (A#, C#, F, G# and F#) 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(b13)/F# chord means a A# m7(b13) chord with F# in the bass.

A# m7(b13)/F#

Q: What notes are in the A# m7(b13)/F# chord?

The A# m7(b13)/F# chord uses the 5 notes of the A# m7(b13) chord — A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth), G# (Minor seventh) and F# (Minor thirteenth) — with F# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# m7(b13) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth), G# (Minor seventh) and F# (Minor thirteenth) notes, with F# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m7(b13)/F# chord

How to play the A# m7(b13)/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 G# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A#
Add F# (Minor thirteenth) — 20 semitones above A#
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A# m7(b13)/F# chord

Inversions with same root

F# maj9

Related chords with different root

A# m7(b13)

Related slash chords

C# 6/F#
C# add13/F#
A# m7/F#
A# m7(#9)/F#