How do you play the Db maj11/Ebb chord?

To play the Db maj11/Ebb chord on piano, play the Db maj11 chord (Db, F, Ab, C, Eb and Gb) 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 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 maj11/Ebb chord means a Db maj11 chord with Ebb in the bass.

Db maj11/Ebb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj11/Ebb chord?

The Db maj11/Ebb chord uses the 6 notes of the Db maj11 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) — with Ebb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db maj11 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Ebb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj11/Ebb chord

How to play the Db maj11/Ebb chord

Play Ebb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Major third) — 4 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Add Gb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Db
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj11/Ebb chord