How do you play the B m(add11)/D chord?

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

B m(add11)/D

Q: What notes are in the B m(add11)/D chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B m(add11)/D chord

How to play the B m(add11)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Minor third) — 3 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 m(add11)/D chord

Related chords with different root

E 7(sus2)
E 9(sus2)
B m(add11)

Related slash chords

E sus2/D
E 5(add9)/D
F# 11(sus4)/D
B sus4/D