How do you play the B 7(sus)/D chord?

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

B 7(sus)/D

Q: What notes are in the B 7(sus)/D chord?

The B 7(sus)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the B 7(sus) chord — B (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fifth) and A (Minor seventh) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B 7(sus) chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fifth) and A (Minor seventh) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B 7(sus)/D chord

How to play the B 7(sus)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above B
Add A (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above B
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the B 7(sus)/D chord

Inversions with same root

D 6
D add13

Related chords with different root

B m7
B m7(#9)