How do you play the B m(add13)/A chord?

To play the B m(add13)/A chord on piano, play the B m(add13) 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 m(add13)/A chord means a B m(add13) chord with A in the bass.

B m(add13)/A

Q: What notes are in the B m(add13)/A chord?

The B m(add13)/A chord uses the 4 notes of the B m(add13) chord — B (Perfect unison), D (Minor third), F# (Perfect fifth) and G# (Major thirteenth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B m(add13) chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), D (Minor third), F# (Perfect fifth) and G# (Major thirteenth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B m(add13)/A chord

How to play the B m(add13)/A chord

Play A 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 G# (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above B
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the B m(add13)/A chord

Related slash chords

D 6(b5)/A
G# m7(b5)/A
B m6/A