How do you play the Db 6(sus)/A chord?

To play the Db 6(sus)/A chord on piano, play the Db 6(sus) chord (Db, Ab and Bb) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A 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 Db 6(sus)/A chord means a Db 6(sus) chord with A in the bass.

Db 6(sus)/A

Q: What notes are in the Db 6(sus)/A chord?

The Db 6(sus)/A chord uses the 3 notes of the Db 6(sus) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Major sixth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db 6(sus) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Major sixth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db 6(sus)/A chord

How to play the Db 6(sus)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db 6(sus)/A chord

Related slash chords

Bb m7(no5)/A
Bb m7(#9)(no5)/A