How do you play the A# sus4/F# chord?

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

A# sus4/F#

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

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A# sus4/F# chord

How to play the A# sus4/F# chord

Play F# 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#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A# sus4/F# chord

Related chords with different root

D# m(add2)
D# m(add9)

Related slash chords

D# sus2/F#
D# 5(add9)/F#
F 11(sus4)/F#