How do you play the D# 6/G# chord?

To play the D# 6/G# chord on piano, play the D# 6 chord (D#, G, A# and C) with G# as the lowest bass note. Place the G# 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# 6/G# chord means a D# 6 chord with G# in the bass.

D# 6/G#

Q: What notes are in the D# 6/G# chord?

The D# 6/G# chord uses the 4 notes of the D# 6 chord — D# (Perfect unison), G (Major third), A# (Perfect fifth) and C (Major sixth) — with G# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The D# 6 chord consists of the D# (Perfect unison), G (Major third), A# (Perfect fifth) and C (Major sixth) notes, with G# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D# 6/G# chord

How to play the D# 6/G# chord

Play G# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find D# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above D#
Add A# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above D#
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above D#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the D# 6/G# chord

Inversions with same root

G# maj9

Related chords with different root

C m7(b13)

Related slash chords

C m7/G#
C m7(#9)/G#
D# add13/G#