How do you play the Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord?

To play the Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord on piano, play the Bb 7(#11) chord (Bb, D, F, Ab and E) 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 Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord means a Bb 7(#11) chord with Eb in the bass.

Bb 7(#11)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord?

The Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord uses the 5 notes of the Bb 7(#11) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), Ab (Minor seventh) and E (Augmented eleventh) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 7(#11) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), Ab (Minor seventh) and E (Augmented eleventh) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord

How to play the Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord

Play Eb 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 E (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Bb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 7(#11)/Eb chord