How do you play the Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord?

To play the Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord on piano, play the Eb 11(sus4) chord (Eb, Ab and Db) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb 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 Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord means a Eb 11(sus4) chord with Bbb in the bass.

Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord?

The Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb 11(sus4) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 11(sus4) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord

How to play the Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Eb
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 11(sus4)/Bbb chord

Inversions with same root

A maj7(b5)

Related chords with different root

D# 11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

Db sus2/A
Db 5(add9)/A
Ab sus4/Bbb