How do you play the G# Petrushka chord/A chord?

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

G# Petrushka chord/A

Q: What notes are in the G# Petrushka chord/A chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G# Petrushka chord/A chord

How to play the G# Petrushka chord/A chord

Play A 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 (Major third) — 4 semitones above G#
Add D (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above G#
Add D# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above G#
Add F# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above G#
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the G# Petrushka chord/A chord

Related chords with different root

D Petrushka chord
G# Petrushka chord

Related slash chords

G# 7(#11)/A