How do you play the Eb 11/Gb chord?

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

Eb 11/Gb

Q: What notes are in the Eb 11/Gb chord?

The Eb 11/Gb chord uses the 6 notes of the Eb 11 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh), F (Major ninth) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 11 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh), F (Major ninth) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 11/Gb chord

How to play the Eb 11/Gb chord

Play Gb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Add F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Add Ab (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Eb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 11/Gb chord