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

To play the Eb 5(add9)/G chord on piano, play the Eb 5(add9) chord (Eb, Bb and F) 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 5(add9)/G chord means a Eb 5(add9) chord with G in the bass.

Eb 5(add9)/G

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

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

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

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

Play G 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)/G chord

Inversions with same root

G m7(#5)
G m7(alt)

Related chords with different root

Eb add2
Eb add9

Related slash chords

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