How do you play the Bb minor/F# chord?

To play the Bb minor/F# chord on piano, play the Bb minor chord (Bb, Db and F) with F# as the lowest bass note. Place the F# 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 minor/F# chord means a Bb minor chord with F# in the bass.

Bb minor/F#

Q: What notes are in the Bb minor/F# chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb minor/F# chord

How to play the Bb minor/F# chord

Play F# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb minor/F# chord

Inversions with same root

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