How do you play the Bb 9(#5)/D chord?

To play the Bb 9(#5)/D chord on piano, play the Bb 9(#5) chord (Bb, D, F#, Ab and C) 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 Bb 9(#5)/D chord means a Bb 9(#5) chord with D in the bass.

Bb 9(#5)/D

Q: What notes are in the Bb 9(#5)/D chord?

The Bb 9(#5)/D chord uses the 5 notes of the Bb 9(#5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F# (Minor sixth), Ab (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 9(#5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F# (Minor sixth), Ab (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 9(#5)/D chord

How to play the Bb 9(#5)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
Add F# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Add C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Bb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 9(#5)/D chord

Related chords with different root

G# 9(b5)
Bb 9(#5)

Related slash chords

Ab 9(no5)/Ebb