How do you play the G sus4/A chord?

To play the G sus4/A chord on piano, play the G sus4 chord (G, C and D) 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 G sus4/A chord means a G sus4 chord with A in the bass.

G sus4/A

Q: What notes are in the G sus4/A chord?

The G sus4/A chord uses the 3 notes of the G sus4 chord — G (Perfect unison), C (Perfect fourth) and D (Perfect fifth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The G sus4 chord consists of the G (Perfect unison), C (Perfect fourth) and D (Perfect fifth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G sus4/A chord

How to play the G sus4/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above G
Add D (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above G
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the G sus4/A chord

Inversions with same root

A m7(add4)(no5)
A m7(add11)(no5)

Related chords with different root

D 7(sus4)
G sus2(add4)

Related slash chords

C sus2/A
C 5(add9)/A
D 11(sus4)/A