How do you play the A maj7(sus2)/C chord?

To play the A maj7(sus2)/C chord on piano, play the A maj7(sus2) chord (A, B, E and G#) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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 maj7(sus2)/C chord means a A maj7(sus2) chord with C in the bass.

A maj7(sus2)/C

Q: What notes are in the A maj7(sus2)/C chord?

The A maj7(sus2)/C chord uses the 4 notes of the A maj7(sus2) chord — A (Perfect unison), B (Major second), E (Perfect fifth) and G# (Major seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A maj7(sus2) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), B (Major second), E (Perfect fifth) and G# (Major seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A maj7(sus2)/C chord

How to play the A maj7(sus2)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add B (Major second) — 2 semitones above A
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Add G# (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above A
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A maj7(sus2)/C chord

Related chords with different root

A m(maj9)

Related slash chords

E add11/C
A maj9(sus2)/C