How do you play the A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord?

To play the A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord on piano, play the A# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord (A#, D#, E and A) with E as the lowest bass note. Place the E 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# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord means a A# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord with E in the bass.

A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E

Q: What notes are in the A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord?

The A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord uses the 4 notes of the A# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord — A# (Perfect unison), D# (Perfect fourth), E (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D# (Perfect fourth), E (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord

How to play the A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D# (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above A#
Add E (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A#
Add A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# maj11(b5)(sus4)/E chord

Inversions with same root

E maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related chords with different root

A# maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

D# sus(#4)/E
A Viennese trichord/E