How do you play the Bb 7/C chord?

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

Bb 7/C

Q: What notes are in the Bb 7/C chord?

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

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 7/C chord

How to play the Bb 7/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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 7/C chord

Related chords with different root

Bb 9