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

To play the F# m7(add11)(no5)/E chord on piano, play the F# m7(add11)(no5) chord (F#, A, E and B) with E as the lowest bass note. Place the E 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)/E chord means a F# m7(add11)(no5) chord with E in the bass.

F# m7(add11)(no5)/E

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

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

The F# m7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the F# (Perfect unison), A (Minor third), E (Minor seventh) and B (Perfect eleventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

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

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

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

Inversions with same root

E sus2(add4)

Related chords with different root

F# m7(add4)(no5)
F# m7(add11)(no5)
B 7(sus4)

Related slash chords

B 7(sus)/E