How do you play the Bb m6/Eb chord?

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

Bb m6/Eb

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

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

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

How to play the Bb m6/Eb chord

Play Eb 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/Eb chord

Inversions with same root

Eb 9

Related slash chords

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