How do you play the C minor/F chord?

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

C minor/F

Q: What notes are in the C minor/F chord?

The C minor/F chord uses the 3 notes of the C minor chord — C (Perfect unison), D# (Minor third) and G (Perfect fifth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C minor chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), D# (Minor third) and G (Perfect fifth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C minor/F chord

How to play the C minor/F chord

Play F 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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the C minor/F chord

Related chords with same root

F 9(sus2)

Inversions with same root

F 7(sus2)

Related chords with different root

C m(add11)