How do you play the D# add13/C chord?

To play the D# add13/C chord on piano, play the D# add13 chord (D#, G, A# 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 D# add13/C chord means a D# add13 chord with C in the bass.

D# add13/C

Q: What notes are in the D# add13/C chord?

The D# add13/C chord uses the 4 notes of the D# add13 chord — D# (Perfect unison), G (Major third), A# (Perfect fifth) and C (Major thirteenth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The D# add13 chord consists of the D# (Perfect unison), G (Major third), A# (Perfect fifth) and C (Major thirteenth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D# add13/C chord

How to play the D# add13/C chord

Play C 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 thirteenth) — 21 semitones above D#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the D# add13/C chord

Inversions with same root

C m7
C m7(#9)

Related chords with different root

D# 6
D# add13

Related slash chords

D# major/C
G m(#5)/C