How do you play the A 6(sus)/D chord?

To play the A 6(sus)/D chord on piano, play the A 6(sus) chord (A, E and F#) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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 6(sus)/D chord means a A 6(sus) chord with D in the bass.

A 6(sus)/D

Q: What notes are in the A 6(sus)/D chord?

The A 6(sus)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the A 6(sus) chord — A (Perfect unison), E (Perfect fifth) and F# (Major sixth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 6(sus) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), E (Perfect fifth) and F# (Major sixth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 6(sus)/D chord

How to play the A 6(sus)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add F# (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A 6(sus)/D chord

Inversions with same root

D add2
D add9

Related chords with different root

F# m7(#5)
F# m7(alt)

Related slash chords

F# m7(no5)/D
F# m7(#9)(no5)/D