How do you play the Bb sus2(b5)/C chord?

To play the Bb sus2(b5)/C chord on piano, play the Bb sus2(b5) chord (Bb, C and Fb) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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 sus2(b5)/C chord means a Bb sus2(b5) chord with C in the bass.

Bb sus2(b5)/C

Q: What notes are in the Bb sus2(b5)/C chord?

The Bb sus2(b5)/C chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb sus2(b5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), C (Major second) and Fb (Diminished fifth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb sus2(b5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), C (Major second) and Fb (Diminished fifth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb sus2(b5)/C chord

How to play the Bb sus2(b5)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major second) — 2 semitones above Bb
Add Fb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb sus2(b5)/C chord

Inversions with same root

C 7(no5)

Related chords with different root

Bb sus2(b5)

Related slash chords

E dim(no3)/B#
A# dim(no3)/B#