How do you play the F m(add11)/A chord?

To play the F m(add11)/A chord on piano, play the F m(add11) chord (F, Ab, C and Bb) 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 m(add11)/A chord means a F m(add11) chord with A in the bass.

F m(add11)/A

Q: What notes are in the F m(add11)/A chord?

The F m(add11)/A chord uses the 4 notes of the F m(add11) chord — F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), C (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Perfect eleventh) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F m(add11) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), C (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F m(add11)/A chord

How to play the F m(add11)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Minor third) — 3 semitones above F
Add C (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F
Add Bb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F m(add11)/A chord

Related slash chords

Bb 7(sus2)/A
Bb 9(sus2)/A