How do you play the A sus(#4)/D chord?

To play the A sus(#4)/D chord on piano, play the A sus(#4) chord (A, D# and E) 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 sus(#4)/D chord means a A sus(#4) chord with D in the bass.

A sus(#4)/D

Q: What notes are in the A sus(#4)/D chord?

The A sus(#4)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the A sus(#4) chord — A (Perfect unison), D# (Diminished fifth) and E (Perfect fifth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A sus(#4) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), D# (Diminished fifth) and E (Perfect fifth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A sus(#4)/D chord

How to play the A sus(#4)/D chord

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

Related slash chords

D# Viennese trichord/D