How do you play the F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord?

To play the F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord on piano, play the F m7(add11)(no5) chord (F, Ab, Eb and Bb) 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 F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord means a F m7(add11)(no5) chord with C# in the bass.

F m7(add11)(no5)/C#

Q: What notes are in the F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord?

The F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord uses the 4 notes of the F m7(add11)(no5) chord — F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), Eb (Minor seventh) and Bb (Perfect eleventh) — with C# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F m7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), Eb (Minor seventh) and Bb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with C# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord

How to play the F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord

Play C# 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 Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Add Bb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F m7(add11)(no5)/C# chord

Inversions with same root

Db 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

Bb m7(add11)

Related slash chords

Eb sus2(add4)/Db
F m7(add4)(no5)/C#
Bb 7(sus4)/Db