How do you play the E sus2(add4)/D chord?

To play the E sus2(add4)/D chord on piano, play the E sus2(add4) chord (E, F#, A 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 E sus2(add4)/D chord means a E sus2(add4) chord with D in the bass.

E sus2(add4)/D

Q: What notes are in the E sus2(add4)/D chord?

The E sus2(add4)/D chord uses the 4 notes of the E sus2(add4) chord — E (Perfect unison), F# (Major second), A (Perfect fourth) and B (Perfect fifth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The E sus2(add4) chord consists of the E (Perfect unison), F# (Major second), A (Perfect fourth) and B (Perfect fifth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a E sus2(add4)/D chord

How to play the E sus2(add4)/D chord

Play D as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find E (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F# (Major second) — 2 semitones above E
Add A (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above E
Add B (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above E
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the E sus2(add4)/D chord

Inversions with same root

D 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

B m7(add11)

Related slash chords

F# m7(add4)(no5)/D
F# m7(add11)(no5)/D
B 7(sus4)/D