How do you play the A 11(sus4)/E chord?

To play the A 11(sus4)/E chord on piano, play the A 11(sus4) chord (A, D and G) 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 A 11(sus4)/E chord means a A 11(sus4) chord with E in the bass.

A 11(sus4)/E

Q: What notes are in the A 11(sus4)/E chord?

The A 11(sus4)/E chord uses the 3 notes of the A 11(sus4) chord — A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth) and G (Minor seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 11(sus4) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth) and G (Minor seventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 11(sus4)/E chord

How to play the A 11(sus4)/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A 11(sus4)/E chord

Inversions with same root

E m7(add4)(no5)
E m7(add11)(no5)

Related chords with different root

D sus2(add4)
A 7(sus4)

Related slash chords

D sus4/E
G sus2/E
G 5(add9)/E