How do you play the Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord?

To play the Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord on piano, play the Eb 5(add9) chord (Eb, Bb and F) with Ab as the lowest bass note. Place the Ab 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 5(add9)/Ab chord means a Eb 5(add9) chord with Ab in the bass.

Eb 5(add9)/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord?

The Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb 5(add9) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fifth) and F (Major ninth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 5(add9) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fifth) and F (Major ninth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord

How to play the Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 5(add9)/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

Eb sus2(add4)
F m7(add4)(no5)
F m7(add11)(no5)
Bb 7(sus4)

Related slash chords

Eb sus2/Ab
F 11(sus4)/Ab
Bb sus4/Ab