How do you play the A 5/Bb chord?

To play the A 5/Bb chord on piano, play the A 5 chord (A and E) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the A 5/Bb chord?

The A 5/Bb chord uses the 2 notes of the A 5 chord — A (Perfect unison) and E (Perfect fifth) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 A 5/Bb chord means a A 5 chord with Bb in the bass.

A 5/Bb

The A 5 chord consists of the A (Perfect unison) and E (Perfect fifth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

How to play the A 5/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add E (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above A
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the A 5/Bb chord

Inversions with same root

Bb maj7(b5)(sus)

Related chords with different root

E sus4(b5)