How do you play the A# sus4(b5)/E chord?

To play the A# sus4(b5)/E chord on piano, play the A# sus4(b5) chord (A#, D# and E) with E as the lowest bass note. Place the E 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(b5)/E chord means a A# sus4(b5) chord with E in the bass.

A# sus4(b5)/E

Q: What notes are in the A# sus4(b5)/E chord?

The A# sus4(b5)/E chord uses the 3 notes of the A# sus4(b5) chord — A# (Perfect unison), D# (Perfect fourth) and E (Diminished fifth) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A# sus4(b5) chord consists of the A# (Perfect unison), D# (Perfect fourth) and E (Diminished fifth) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# sus4(b5)/E chord

How to play the A# sus4(b5)/E chord

Play E 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 (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above A#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A# sus4(b5)/E chord

Inversions with same root

E maj7(b5)(sus)

Related chords with different root

A# sus4(b5)

Related slash chords

D# 5/E