How do you play the A# sus2(add4)/D chord?

To play the A# sus2(add4)/D chord on piano, play the A# sus2(add4) chord (A#, C, D# and F) 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# sus2(add4)/D chord means a A# sus2(add4) chord with D in the bass.

A# sus2(add4)/D

Q: What notes are in the A# sus2(add4)/D chord?

The A# sus2(add4)/D chord uses the 4 notes of the A# sus2(add4) chord — A# (Perfect unison), C (Major second), D# (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# sus2(add4) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), C (Major second), D# (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# sus2(add4)/D chord

How to play the A# sus2(add4)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major second) — 2 semitones above A#
Add D# (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above A#
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the A# sus2(add4)/D chord

Related chords with different root

F 7(sus4)(add13)

Related slash chords

C m7(add4)(no5)/D
C m7(add11)(no5)/D
F 7(sus4)/D