How do you play the C Petrushka chord/E chord?

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

C Petrushka chord/E

Q: What notes are in the C Petrushka chord/E chord?

The C Petrushka chord/E chord uses the 6 notes of the C Petrushka chord chord — C (Perfect unison), C# (Minor second), E (Major third), F# (Diminished fifth), G (Perfect fifth) and A# (Minor seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C Petrushka chord chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), C# (Minor second), E (Major third), F# (Diminished fifth), G (Perfect fifth) and A# (Minor seventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C Petrushka chord/E chord

How to play the C Petrushka chord/E chord

Play E 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 E (Major third) — 4 semitones above C
Add F# (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above C
Add G (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C
Add A# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above C
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the C Petrushka chord/E chord

Related chords with different root

C Petrushka chord
F# Petrushka chord