How do you play the G sus4/D chord?

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

G sus4/D

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

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

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

How to play the G sus4/D chord

Play D 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/D chord

Inversions with same root

D 11(sus4)

Related chords with different root

C sus2
C 5(add9)
G sus4

Related slash chords

C 5/D