How do you play the A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord?

To play the A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord on piano, play the A 7(sus4)(add13) chord (A, D, E, G and F#) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord means a A 7(sus4)(add13) chord with G in the bass.

A 7(sus4)(add13)/G

Q: What notes are in the A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord?

The A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord uses the 5 notes of the A 7(sus4)(add13) chord — A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and F# (Major thirteenth) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A 7(sus4)(add13) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth), E (Perfect fifth), G (Minor seventh) and F# (Major thirteenth) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord

How to play the A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord

Play G 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 E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Add F# (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above A
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the A 7(sus4)(add13)/G chord

Related chords with different root

A 7(sus4)(add13)

Related slash chords

D add2/G
D add9/G
F# m7(#5)/G
F# m7(alt)/G