How do you play the F# Petrushka chord/C chord?

To play the F# Petrushka chord/C chord on piano, play the F# Petrushka chord chord (F#, G, A#, C, 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# Petrushka chord/C chord means a F# Petrushka chord chord with C in the bass.

F# Petrushka chord/C

Q: What notes are in the F# Petrushka chord/C chord?

The F# Petrushka chord/C chord uses the 6 notes of the F# Petrushka chord chord — F# (Perfect unison), G (Minor second), A# (Major third), C (Diminished fifth), C# (Perfect fifth) and E (Minor seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F# Petrushka chord chord consists of the F# (Perfect unison), G (Minor second), A# (Major third), C (Diminished fifth), C# (Perfect fifth) and E (Minor seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F# Petrushka chord/C chord

How to play the F# Petrushka chord/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Minor second) — 1 semitone above F#
Add A# (Major third) — 4 semitones above F#
Add C (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above F#
Add C# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F#
Add E (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F#
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the F# Petrushka chord/C chord

Inversions with same root

C Petrushka chord

Related chords with different root

F# Petrushka chord

Related slash chords

F# 7(b9)/C