How do you play the Bb maj11/F chord?

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

Bb maj11/F

Q: What notes are in the Bb maj11/F chord?

The Bb maj11/F chord uses the 6 notes of the Bb maj11 chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth), A (Major seventh), C (Major ninth) and Eb (Perfect eleventh) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb maj11/F chord

How to play the Bb maj11/F chord

Play F 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 F (Perfect fifth) — 7 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 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb maj11/F chord

Related chords with different root

Bb maj11

Related slash chords

Bb maj11(no5)/F