How do you play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord?

To play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord on piano, play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Bb, Fb and A) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord?

The Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord means a Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord with Cb in the bass.

Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb

The Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

How to play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Fb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Add A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord

Related slash chords

E sus4(b5)/B