How do you play the D# dim7/A chord?

To play the D# dim7/A chord on piano, play the D# dim7 chord (D#, F#, A and C) 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 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# dim7/A chord means a D# dim7 chord with A in the bass.

D# dim7/A

Q: What notes are in the D# dim7/A chord?

The D# dim7/A chord uses the 4 notes of the D# dim7 chord — D# (Perfect unison), F# (Minor third), A (Diminished fifth) and C (Major sixth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The D# dim7 chord consists of the D# (Perfect unison), F# (Minor third), A (Diminished fifth) and C (Major sixth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D# dim7/A chord

How to play the D# dim7/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find D# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Minor third) — 3 semitones above D#
Add A (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above D#
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above D#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the D# dim7/A chord

Inversions with same root

A dim7

Related chords with different root

C dim7
D# dim7
F# dim7

Related slash chords

C dim/A