How do you play the Eb 3/Bbb chord?

To play the Eb 3/Bbb chord on piano, play the Eb 3 chord (Eb and G) 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 notes are in the Eb 3/Bbb chord?

The Eb 3/Bbb chord uses the 2 notes of the Eb 3 chord — Eb (Perfect unison) and G (Major third) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 3/Bbb chord means a Eb 3 chord with Bbb in the bass.

Eb 3/Bbb

The Eb 3 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison) and G (Major third) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

How to play the Eb 3/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above Eb
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 3/Bbb chord

Related chords with same root

A 7(b5)(sus)

Related chords with different root

Eb b5