How do you play the Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord?

To play the Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord on piano, play the Bb m(maj7)(b5) chord (Bb, Db, Fb and A) 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 m(maj7)(b5)/C chord means a Bb m(maj7)(b5) chord with C in the bass.

Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C

Q: What notes are in the Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord?

The Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb m(maj7)(b5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb m(maj7)(b5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

How to play the Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Bb
Add Fb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Add A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb m(maj7)(b5)/C chord

Related slash chords

A addb9/C