How do you play the B add11/G# chord?

To play the B add11/G# chord on piano, play the B add11 chord (B, D#, F# and E) with G# as the lowest bass note. Place the G# 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 add11/G# chord means a B add11 chord with G# in the bass.

B add11/G#

Q: What notes are in the B add11/G# chord?

The B add11/G# chord uses the 4 notes of the B add11 chord — B (Perfect unison), D# (Major third), F# (Perfect fifth) and E (Perfect eleventh) — with G# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B add11 chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), D# (Major third), F# (Perfect fifth) and E (Perfect eleventh) notes, with G# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B add11/G# chord

How to play the B add11/G# chord

Play G# 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# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above B
Add E (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above B
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the B add11/G# chord

Inversions with same root

G# m7(b13)

Related chords with different root

E maj9

Related slash chords

E maj7(sus2)/G#
E maj9(sus2)/G#