How do you play the C add13/C# chord?

To play the C add13/C# chord on piano, play the C add13 chord (C, E, G and A) with C# as the lowest bass note. Place the C# 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 add13/C# chord means a C add13 chord with C# in the bass.

C add13/C#

Q: What notes are in the C add13/C# chord?

The C add13/C# chord uses the 4 notes of the C add13 chord — C (Perfect unison), E (Major third), G (Perfect fifth) and A (Major thirteenth) — with C# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C add13 chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), E (Major third), G (Perfect fifth) and A (Major thirteenth) notes, with C# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C add13/C# chord

How to play the C add13/C# chord

Play C# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Major third) — 4 semitones above C
Add G (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C
Add A (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above C
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C add13/C# chord

Related chords with different root

A 7(#9)

Related slash chords

C 6/C#
A m7/C#
A m7(#9)/C#