How do you play the F add13/A# chord?

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

F add13/A#

Q: What notes are in the F add13/A# chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F add13/A# chord

How to play the F add13/A# chord

Play A# as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Major third) — 4 semitones above F
Add C (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F
Add D (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F add13/A# chord

Inversions with same root

A# maj9

Related chords with different root

D m7(b13)

Related slash chords

D m7/A#
D m7(#9)/A#
F 6/A#