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

To play the Bb maj7(b5)/A chord on piano, play the Bb maj7(b5) chord (Bb, D, Fb and A) 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 maj7(b5)/A chord means a Bb maj7(b5) chord with A in the bass.

Bb maj7(b5)/A

Q: What notes are in the Bb maj7(b5)/A chord?

The Bb maj7(b5)/A chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb maj7(b5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), Fb (Diminished fifth) and A (Major seventh) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb maj7(b5)/A chord

How to play the Bb maj7(b5)/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 Fb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Add A (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb maj7(b5)/A chord

Related chords with different root

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

Related slash chords

E 7(b5)(sus)/A
Bb b5/A