How do you play the C# minor/E chord?

To play the C# minor/E chord on piano, play the C# minor chord (C#, E and G#) 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# minor/E chord means a C# minor chord with E in the bass.

C# minor/E

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

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# minor/E chord

How to play the C# minor/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#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the C# minor/E chord

Related chords with different root

C# minor

Related slash chords

C# 5/E