How do you play the Db m(#5)/Ebb chord?

To play the Db m(#5)/Ebb chord on piano, play the Db m(#5) chord (Db, Fb and A) with Ebb as the lowest bass note. Place the Ebb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Db m(#5)/Ebb chord?

The Db m(#5)/Ebb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db m(#5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third) and A (Minor sixth) — with Ebb 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 Db m(#5)/Ebb chord means a Db m(#5) chord with Ebb in the bass.

Db m(#5)/Ebb

The Db m(#5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third) and A (Minor sixth) notes, with Ebb as the bass note.

How to play the Db m(#5)/Ebb chord

Play Ebb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Fb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Db
Add A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m(#5)/Ebb chord

Inversions with same root

D maj7(sus2)
D maj9(sus2)

Related chords with different root

A add11

Related slash chords

A major/D