How do you play the A# m9/F chord?

To play the A# m9/F chord on piano, play the A# m9 chord (A#, C#, F, G# and C) 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# m9/F chord means a A# m9 chord with F in the bass.

A# m9/F

Q: What notes are in the A# m9/F chord?

The A# m9/F chord uses the 5 notes of the A# m9 chord — A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth), G# (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# m9 chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), C# (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth), G# (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# m9/F chord

How to play the A# m9/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 C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above A#
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A# m9/F chord

Related chords with different root

C# maj7(add13)
A# m9

Related slash chords

A# m9(no5)/F