How do you play the D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord?

To play the D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord on piano, play the D# 7(b5)(sus) chord (D#, A and C#) 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 D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord means a D# 7(b5)(sus) chord with A in the bass.

D# 7(b5)(sus)/A

Q: What notes are in the D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord?

The D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord uses the 3 notes of the D# 7(b5)(sus) chord — D# (Perfect unison), A (Diminished fifth) and C# (Minor seventh) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The D# 7(b5)(sus) chord consists of the D# (Perfect unison), A (Diminished fifth) and C# (Minor seventh) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord

How to play the D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find D# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above D#
Add C# (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above D#
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the D# 7(b5)(sus)/A chord

Inversions with same root

A b5

Related chords with different root

D# 7(b5)(sus)

Related slash chords

D# 7(no3)/A