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

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

C# add13/B

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

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

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

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

How to play the C# add13/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (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/B chord

Related chords with different root

C# m7(add6)
C# 7(add6)
A# m7(b9)
A# m7(b9)(#9)

Related slash chords

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