How do you play the Bb 11/C chord?

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

Bb 11/C

Q: What notes are in the Bb 11/C chord?

The Bb 11/C chord uses the 6 notes of the Bb 11 chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), Ab (Minor seventh), C (Major ninth) and Eb (Perfect eleventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 11 chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), Ab (Minor seventh), C (Major ninth) and Eb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 11/C chord

How to play the Bb 11/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Add C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Bb
Add Eb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Bb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 11/C chord

Related chords with different root

Bb 11

Related slash chords

Bb 7(add11)/C