How do you play the C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord?

To play the C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord on piano, play the C# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord (C#, F#, G and C) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord means a C# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord with G in the bass.

C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G

Q: What notes are in the C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord?

The C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord uses the 4 notes of the C# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord — C# (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fourth), G (Diminished fifth) and C (Major seventh) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C# maj11(b5)(sus4) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), F# (Perfect fourth), G (Diminished fifth) and C (Major seventh) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord

How to play the C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord

Play G 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 (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above C#
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above C#
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the C# maj11(b5)(sus4)/G chord

Inversions with same root

G maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related chords with different root

C# maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

C Viennese trichord/G
F# sus(#4)/G