How do you play the C# sus(#4)/D chord?

To play the C# sus(#4)/D chord on piano, play the C# sus(#4) chord (C#, G and G#) 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# sus(#4)/D chord means a C# sus(#4) chord with D in the bass.

C# sus(#4)/D

Q: What notes are in the C# sus(#4)/D chord?

The C# sus(#4)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the C# sus(#4) chord — C# (Perfect unison), G (Diminished fifth) and G# (Perfect fifth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C# sus(#4) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), G (Diminished fifth) and G# (Perfect fifth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C# sus(#4)/D chord

How to play the C# sus(#4)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above C#
Add G# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the C# sus(#4)/D chord

Inversions with same root

D maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related chords with different root

G# maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

G Viennese trichord/D