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

Related chords with different root

D# m7
D# m7(#9)
F# 6
F# add13

Related slash chords

D# m7(no5)/A#
D# m7(#9)(no5)/A#
F# 6(sus)/A#