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

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

A# 7(sus4)(add13)/D#

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

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

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

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

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

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

Related chords with different root

A# 7(sus4)(add13)

Related slash chords

G m7(b9)(no5)/D#