How do you play the C# 7(sus4)/D chord?

To play the C# 7(sus4)/D chord on piano, play the C# 7(sus4) chord (C#, F#, G# and B) 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 C# 7(sus4)/D chord means a C# 7(sus4) chord with D in the bass.

C# 7(sus4)/D

Q: What notes are in the C# 7(sus4)/D chord?

The C# 7(sus4)/D chord uses the 4 notes of the C# 7(sus4) chord — C# (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fourth), G# (Perfect fifth) and B (Minor seventh) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C# 7(sus4) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fourth), G# (Perfect fifth) and B (Minor seventh) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# 7(sus4)/D chord

How to play the C# 7(sus4)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above C#
Add G# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C#
Add B (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above C#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C# 7(sus4)/D chord

Related chords with different root

B m6(add9)

Related slash chords

F# sus2(add4)/D
G# m7(add4)(no5)/D
G# m7(add11)(no5)/D