How do you play the C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord?

To play the C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord on piano, play the C m7(add11)(no5) chord (C, Eb, Bb and F) with G# as the lowest bass note. Place the G# 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 m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord means a C m7(add11)(no5) chord with G# in the bass.

C m7(add11)(no5)/G#

Q: What notes are in the C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord?

The C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord uses the 4 notes of the C m7(add11)(no5) chord — C (Perfect unison), Eb (Minor third), Bb (Minor seventh) and F (Perfect eleventh) — with G# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C m7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), Eb (Minor third), Bb (Minor seventh) and F (Perfect eleventh) notes, with G# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord

How to play the C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord

Play G# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above C
Add Bb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above C
Add F (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above C
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C m7(add11)(no5)/G# chord

Inversions with same root

Ab 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

F m7(add11)

Related slash chords

C m7(add4)(no5)/G#
F 7(sus4)/Ab
Bb sus2(add4)/Ab