How do you play the F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord?

To play the F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord on piano, play the F# 7(b5)(sus) chord (F#, C and E) 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# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord means a F# 7(b5)(sus) chord with C in the bass.

F# 7(b5)(sus)/C

Q: What notes are in the F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord?

The F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord uses the 3 notes of the F# 7(b5)(sus) chord — F# (Perfect unison), C (Diminished fifth) and E (Minor seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F# 7(b5)(sus) chord consists of the F# (Perfect unison), C (Diminished fifth) and E (Minor seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord

How to play the F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above F#
Add E (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the F# 7(b5)(sus)/C chord

Inversions with same root

C b5

Related chords with different root

F# 7(b5)(sus)

Related slash chords

F# 7(no3)/C