How do you play the D add11/B chord?

To play the D add11/B chord on piano, play the D add11 chord (D, F#, A and G) 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 D add11/B chord means a D add11 chord with B in the bass.

D add11/B

Q: What notes are in the D add11/B chord?

The D add11/B chord uses the 4 notes of the D add11 chord — D (Perfect unison), F# (Major third), A (Perfect fifth) and G (Perfect eleventh) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The D add11 chord consists of the D (Perfect unison), F# (Major third), A (Perfect fifth) and G (Perfect eleventh) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D add11/B chord

How to play the D add11/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find D (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Major third) — 4 semitones above D
Add A (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above D
Add G (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above D
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the D add11/B chord

Related chords with same root

B m7(b13)

Related chords with different root

G maj9

Related slash chords

G maj7(sus2)/B
G maj9(sus2)/B