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

To play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/D chord on piano, play the Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Bb, Fb and A) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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)/D chord?

The Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) — with D 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)/D chord means a Bb maj7(b5)(sus) chord with D in the bass.

Bb maj7(b5)(sus)/D

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

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

Play D 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)/D chord

Related chords with different root

E 11(b5)(sus4)
Bb maj7(b5)

Related slash chords

E sus4(b5)/D