How do you play the D 5/A chord?

To play the D 5/A chord on piano, play the D 5 chord (D and A) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the D 5/A chord?

The D 5/A chord uses the 2 notes of the D 5 chord — D (Perfect unison) and A (Perfect fifth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 D 5/A chord means a D 5 chord with A in the bass.

D 5/A

The D 5 chord consists of the D (Perfect unison) and A (Perfect fifth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D 5/A chord

How to play the D 5/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find D (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above D
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the D 5/A chord

D 5/A

How to play the D 5/A chord

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