How do you play the Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord?

To play the Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord on piano, play the Bb m7(#9)(no5) chord (Bb, Db, Ab and Db) with Fb as the lowest bass note. Place the Fb 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 m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord means a Bb m7(#9)(no5) chord with Fb in the bass.

Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb

Q: What notes are in the Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord?

The Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb m7(#9)(no5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), Ab (Minor seventh) and Db (Minor tenth) — with Fb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb m7(#9)(no5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third), Ab (Minor seventh) and Db (Minor tenth) notes, with Fb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord

How to play the Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord

Play Fb 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 Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Add Db (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb m7(#9)(no5)/Fb chord

Inversions with same root

E 6(b5)

Related chords with different root

C# m6
C# m(add13)
A# m7(b5)

Related slash chords

Db 6(sus)/Fb
Bb m7(no5)/Fb