How do you play the C m(add13)/A chord?

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

C m(add13)/A

Q: What notes are in the C m(add13)/A chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C m(add13)/A chord

How to play the C m(add13)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D# (Minor third) — 3 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 m(add13)/A chord

Related chords with same root

A m7(b5)

Related chords with different root

C m6
C m(add13)
D# 6(b5)

Related slash chords

C minor/A