How do you play the B 6(b5)/A chord?

To play the B 6(b5)/A chord on piano, play the B 6(b5) chord (B, D#, F and G#) 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 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 6(b5)/A chord means a B 6(b5) chord with A in the bass.

B 6(b5)/A

Q: What notes are in the B 6(b5)/A chord?

The B 6(b5)/A chord uses the 4 notes of the B 6(b5) chord — B (Perfect unison), D# (Major third), F (Diminished fifth) and G# (Major sixth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B 6(b5) chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), D# (Major third), F (Diminished fifth) and G# (Major sixth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B 6(b5)/A chord

How to play the B 6(b5)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D# (Major third) — 4 semitones above B
Add F (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above B
Add G# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above B
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the B 6(b5)/A chord

Related slash chords

F m7(b5)/A
G# m6/A
G# m(add13)/A