How do you play the C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord?

To play the C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord on piano, play the C# m(maj7)(b5) chord (C#, E, G and C) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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(maj7)(b5)/C chord means a C# m(maj7)(b5) chord with C in the bass.

C# m(maj7)(b5)/C

Q: What notes are in the C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord?

The C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord uses the 4 notes of the C# m(maj7)(b5) chord — C# (Perfect unison), E (Minor third), G (Diminished fifth) and C (Major seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C# m(maj7)(b5) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), E (Minor third), G (Diminished fifth) and C (Major seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

How to play the C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

Play C 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 (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above C#
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above C#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C# m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

Inversions with same root

C addb9

Related chords with different root

C# m(maj7)(b5)

Related slash chords

C# dim/C