How do you play the Bb sus4/D chord?

To play the Bb sus4/D chord on piano, play the Bb sus4 chord (Bb, Eb 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 Bb sus4/D chord means a Bb sus4 chord with D in the bass.

Bb sus4/D

Q: What notes are in the Bb sus4/D chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb sus4/D chord

How to play the Bb sus4/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb sus4/D chord

Related chords with different root

Eb maj7(sus2)
Eb maj9(sus2)
Bb add11

Related slash chords

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