How do you play the Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord?

To play the Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord on piano, play the Ab m(maj13)(#11) chord (Ab, Cb, Eb, G, Bb, D and F) with Eb as the lowest bass note. Place the Eb 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 Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord means a Ab m(maj13)(#11) chord with Eb in the bass.

Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord?

The Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord uses the 7 notes of the Ab m(maj13)(#11) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh), Bb (Major ninth), D (Augmented eleventh) and F (Major thirteenth) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab m(maj13)(#11) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh), Bb (Major ninth), D (Augmented eleventh) and F (Major thirteenth) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord

How to play the Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord

Play Eb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Cb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Ab
Add Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Add Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Add D (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Ab
Add F (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Ab
Press all 8 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m(maj13)(#11)/Eb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab m(maj13)(#11)

Related slash chords

G 7(b9)(#9)/D#