How do you play the C# m(add11)/E chord?

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

C# m(add11)/E

Q: What notes are in the C# m(add11)/E chord?

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

The C# m(add11) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), E (Minor third), G# (Perfect fifth) and F# (Perfect eleventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# m(add11)/E chord

How to play the C# m(add11)/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Minor third) — 3 semitones above C#
Add G# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C#
Add F# (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above C#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C# m(add11)/E chord

Related chords with different root

C# m(add11)
F# 7(sus2)
F# 9(sus2)

Related slash chords

C# sus4/E
F# sus2/E
F# 5(add9)/E
G# 11(sus4)/E