How do you play the Bb m6/C chord?

To play the Bb m6/C chord on piano, play the Bb m6 chord (Bb, Db, F and G) 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 m6/C chord means a Bb m6 chord with C in the bass.

Bb m6/C

Q: What notes are in the Bb m6/C chord?

The Bb m6/C chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb m6 chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb m6 chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb m6/C chord

How to play the Bb m6/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 F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add G (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb m6/C chord

Related chords with different root

Bb m6(add9)

Related slash chords

C# 6(b5)/B#
G m7(b5)/C
Bb m(add13)/C