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

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

Eb 11(sus4)/G

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

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

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

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

Play G 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)/G chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(add11)(no5)

Related slash chords

Db sus2/Abb
Db 5(add9)/Abb
Ab sus4/G