How do you play the C Magic chord/B chord?

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

C Magic chord/B

Q: What notes are in the C Magic chord/B chord?

The C Magic chord/B chord uses the 8 notes of the C Magic chord chord — C (Perfect unison), C# (Minor second), F (Perfect fourth), F# (Diminished fifth), A# (Minor seventh), C (Perfect octave), D# (Minor tenth) and F (Perfect eleventh) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C Magic chord chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), C# (Minor second), F (Perfect fourth), F# (Diminished fifth), A# (Minor seventh), C (Perfect octave), D# (Minor tenth) and F (Perfect eleventh) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C Magic chord/B chord

How to play the C Magic chord/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C# (Minor second) — 1 semitone above C
Add F (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above C
Add F# (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above C
Add A# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above C
Add C (Perfect octave) — 12 semitones above C
Add D# (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above C
Add F (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above C
Press all 9 notes simultaneously to sound the C Magic chord/B chord

Related slash chords

D# m13/B