How do you play the Bb 7(b5)/F# chord?

To play the Bb 7(b5)/F# chord on piano, play the Bb 7(b5) chord (Bb, D, Fb and Ab) with F# as the lowest bass note. Place the F# 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 7(b5)/F# chord means a Bb 7(b5) chord with F# in the bass.

Bb 7(b5)/F#

Q: What notes are in the Bb 7(b5)/F# chord?

The Bb 7(b5)/F# chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb 7(b5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), Fb (Diminished fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) — with F# played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 7(b5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), Fb (Diminished fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) notes, with F# as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 7(b5)/F# chord

How to play the Bb 7(b5)/F# chord

Play F# 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 Fb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 7(b5)/F# chord

Inversions with same root

Gb 9(#5)

Related chords with different root

E 9(b5)

Related slash chords

E 7(b5)/F#