How do you play the Db maj7/Eb chord?

To play the Db maj7/Eb chord on piano, play the Db maj7 chord (Db, F, Ab and C) 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 maj7/Eb chord means a Db maj7 chord with Eb in the bass.

Db maj7/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj7/Eb chord?

The Db maj7/Eb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db maj7 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and C (Major seventh) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db maj7 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and C (Major seventh) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj7/Eb chord

How to play the Db maj7/Eb chord

Play Eb 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj7/Eb chord

Related chords with different root

Db maj9
F m7(b13)