How do you play the Eb 5/Ab chord?

To play the Eb 5/Ab chord on piano, play the Eb 5 chord (Eb and Bb) 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 notes are in the Eb 5/Ab chord?

The Eb 5/Ab chord uses the 2 notes of the Eb 5 chord — Eb (Perfect unison) and Bb (Perfect fifth) — with Ab 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 5/Ab chord means a Eb 5 chord with Ab in the bass.

Eb 5/Ab

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

How to play the Eb 5/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
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 5/Ab chord

Related chords with same root

Ab 5(add9)

Inversions with same root

Ab sus2

Related chords with different root

Eb sus4
Bb 11(sus4)