How do you play the A sus4/G chord?

To play the A sus4/G chord on piano, play the A sus4 chord (A, D and E) 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 sus4/G chord means a A sus4 chord with G in the bass.

A sus4/G

Q: What notes are in the A sus4/G chord?

The A sus4/G chord uses the 3 notes of the A sus4 chord — A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth) and E (Perfect fifth) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A sus4 chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), D (Perfect fourth) and E (Perfect fifth) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A sus4/G chord

How to play the A sus4/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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A sus4/G chord

Related chords with different root

D sus2(add4)
E m7(add4)(no5)
E m7(add11)(no5)
A 7(sus4)

Related slash chords

D sus2/G
D 5(add9)/G
E 11(sus4)/G