How do you play the G# dim7/E chord?

To play the G# dim7/E chord on piano, play the G# dim7 chord (G#, B, D and F) 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 G# dim7/E chord means a G# dim7 chord with E in the bass.

G# dim7/E

Q: What notes are in the G# dim7/E chord?

The G# dim7/E chord uses the 4 notes of the G# dim7 chord — G# (Perfect unison), B (Minor third), D (Diminished fifth) and F (Major sixth) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The G# dim7 chord consists of the G# (Perfect unison), B (Minor third), D (Diminished fifth) and F (Major sixth) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G# dim7/E chord

How to play the G# dim7/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add B (Minor third) — 3 semitones above G#
Add D (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above G#
Add F (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above G#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the G# dim7/E chord

Inversions with same root

E 7(b9)

Related slash chords

D dim7/E
F dim7/E
B dim7/E