How do you play the A m7(no5)/Bb chord?

To play the A m7(no5)/Bb chord on piano, play the A m7(no5) chord (A, C and G) 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 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 m7(no5)/Bb chord means a A m7(no5) chord with Bb in the bass.

A m7(no5)/Bb

Q: What notes are in the A m7(no5)/Bb chord?

The A m7(no5)/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the A m7(no5) chord — A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third) and G (Minor seventh) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The A m7(no5) chord consists of the A (Perfect unison), C (Minor third) and G (Minor seventh) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a A m7(no5)/Bb chord

How to play the A m7(no5)/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find A (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Minor third) — 3 semitones above A
Add G (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above A
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the A m7(no5)/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

A m7(b9)(no5)

Related slash chords

C 6(sus)/Bb
A m7(#9)(no5)/Bb