How do you play the B 5/A chord?

To play the B 5/A chord on piano, play the B 5 chord (B and F#) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the B 5/A chord?

The B 5/A chord uses the 2 notes of the B 5 chord — B (Perfect unison) and F# (Perfect fifth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 B 5/A chord means a B 5 chord with A in the bass.

B 5/A

The B 5 chord consists of the B (Perfect unison) and F# (Perfect fifth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B 5/A chord

How to play the B 5/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above B
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the B 5/A chord

Related chords with different root

B 7(sus)