How do you play the Db m7(#5)/Eb chord?

To play the Db m7(#5)/Eb chord on piano, play the Db m7(#5) chord (Db, Fb, A and Cb) 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 Db m7(#5)/Eb chord means a Db m7(#5) chord with Eb in the bass.

Db m7(#5)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Db m7(#5)/Eb chord?

The Db m7(#5)/Eb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db m7(#5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m7(#5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m7(#5)/Eb chord

How to play the Db m7(#5)/Eb chord

Play Eb 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
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m7(#5)/Eb chord

Related chords with different root

Db m9(#5)

Related slash chords

Db m7(alt)/Eb
A add2/Eb
A add9/Eb