How do you play the F# m(add13)/G chord?

To play the F# m(add13)/G chord on piano, play the F# m(add13) chord (F#, A, C# and D#) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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(add13)/G chord means a F# m(add13) chord with G in the bass.

F# m(add13)/G

Q: What notes are in the F# m(add13)/G chord?

The F# m(add13)/G chord uses the 4 notes of the F# m(add13) chord — F# (Perfect unison), A (Minor third), C# (Perfect fifth) and D# (Major thirteenth) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F# m(add13) chord consists of the F# (Perfect unison), A (Minor third), C# (Perfect fifth) and D# (Major thirteenth) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F# m(add13)/G chord

How to play the F# m(add13)/G chord

Play G as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Minor third) — 3 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# m(add13)/G chord

Related slash chords

D# m7(b5)/G
F# m6/G
A 6(b5)/G