How do you play the Bb sus4/Cb chord?

To play the Bb sus4/Cb chord on piano, play the Bb sus4 chord (Bb, Eb and F) 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 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 sus4/Cb chord means a Bb sus4 chord with Cb in the bass.

Bb sus4/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Bb sus4/Cb chord?

The Bb sus4/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb sus4 chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb sus4 chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb sus4/Cb chord

How to play the Bb sus4/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb sus4/Cb chord

Inversions with same root

B maj7(b5)

Related chords with different root

F 11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

Eb sus2/B
Eb 5(add9)/B
F 11(sus4)/Cb