How do you play the G# Magic chord/B chord?

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

G# Magic chord/B

Q: What notes are in the G# Magic chord/B chord?

The G# Magic chord/B chord uses the 8 notes of the G# Magic chord chord — G# (Perfect unison), A (Minor second), C# (Perfect fourth), D (Diminished fifth), F# (Minor seventh), G# (Perfect octave), B (Minor tenth) and C# (Perfect eleventh) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The G# Magic chord chord consists of the G# (Perfect unison), A (Minor second), C# (Perfect fourth), D (Diminished fifth), F# (Minor seventh), G# (Perfect octave), B (Minor tenth) and C# (Perfect eleventh) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G# Magic chord/B chord

How to play the G# Magic chord/B chord

Play B as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Minor second) — 1 semitone above G#
Add C# (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above G#
Add D (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above G#
Add F# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above G#
Add G# (Perfect octave) — 12 semitones above G#
Add B (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above G#
Add C# (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above G#
Press all 9 notes simultaneously to sound the G# Magic chord/B chord

Inversions with same root

B m13

Related chords with different root

G# Magic chord

Related slash chords

D maj7(#11)/B