How do you play the B Petrushka chord/E chord?

To play the B Petrushka chord/E chord on piano, play the B Petrushka chord chord (B, C, D#, F, F# 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 B Petrushka chord/E chord means a B Petrushka chord chord with E in the bass.

B Petrushka chord/E

Q: What notes are in the B Petrushka chord/E chord?

The B Petrushka chord/E chord uses the 6 notes of the B Petrushka chord chord — B (Perfect unison), C (Minor second), D# (Major third), F (Diminished fifth), F# (Perfect fifth) and A (Minor seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B Petrushka chord chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), C (Minor second), D# (Major third), F (Diminished fifth), F# (Perfect fifth) and A (Minor seventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B Petrushka chord/E chord

How to play the B Petrushka chord/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Minor second) — 1 semitone above B
Add D# (Major third) — 4 semitones above B
Add F (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above B
Add F# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above B
Add A (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above B
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the B Petrushka chord/E chord

Related slash chords

F Petrushka chord/E