How do you play the A sus2/C chord?

To play the A sus2/C chord on piano, play the A sus2 chord (A, B and E) 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 sus2/C chord means a A sus2 chord with C in the bass.

A sus2/C

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

The A sus2/C chord uses the 3 notes of the A sus2 chord — A (Perfect unison), B (Major second) and E (Perfect fifth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

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

How to play the A 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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A sus2/C chord

Related chords with different root

A m(add2)
A m(add9)

Related slash chords

E sus4/C
A 5(add9)/C
B 11(sus4)/C