How do you play the Bb maj11(no5)/A chord?

To play the Bb maj11(no5)/A chord on piano, play the Bb maj11(no5) chord (Bb, D, A, C and Eb) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A 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 maj11(no5)/A chord means a Bb maj11(no5) chord with A in the bass.

Bb maj11(no5)/A

Q: What notes are in the Bb maj11(no5)/A chord?

The Bb maj11(no5)/A chord uses the 5 notes of the Bb maj11(no5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), A (Major seventh), C (Major ninth) and Eb (Perfect eleventh) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb maj11(no5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), A (Major seventh), C (Major ninth) and Eb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb maj11(no5)/A chord

How to play the Bb maj11(no5)/A chord

Play A 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 A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Bb
Add C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Bb
Add Eb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Bb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb maj11(no5)/A chord

Related chords with different root

Bb maj11(no5)

Related slash chords

C m9(no5)/A