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

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

B minor/G#

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

The B minor/G# chord uses the 3 notes of the B minor chord — B (Perfect unison), D (Minor third) and F# (Perfect fifth) — with G# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

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

How to play the B minor/G# chord

Play G# 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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the B minor/G# chord

Inversions with same root

G# m7(b5)

Related chords with different root

D 6(b5)
B m6
B m(add13)