How do you play the C m11/Eb chord?

To play the C m11/Eb chord on piano, play the C m11 chord (C, Eb, G, Bb, D and F) with Eb as the lowest bass note. Place the Eb 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 C m11/Eb chord means a C m11 chord with Eb in the bass.

C m11/Eb

Q: What notes are in the C m11/Eb chord?

The C m11/Eb chord uses the 6 notes of the C m11 chord — C (Perfect unison), Eb (Minor third), G (Perfect fifth), Bb (Minor seventh), D (Major ninth) and F (Perfect eleventh) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The C m11 chord consists of the C (Perfect unison), Eb (Minor third), G (Perfect fifth), Bb (Minor seventh), D (Major ninth) and F (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a C m11/Eb chord

How to play the C m11/Eb chord

Play Eb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above C
Add G (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C
Add Bb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above C
Add D (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above C
Add F (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above C
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the C m11/Eb chord

Inversions with same root

Eb maj13

Related chords with different root

C m11

Related slash chords

G m7(add11)/D#
Bb 6(add9)/Eb