How do you play the Eb 5/C chord?

To play the Eb 5/C chord on piano, play the Eb 5 chord (Eb and Bb) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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/C chord?

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

Eb 5/C

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

How to play the Eb 5/C chord

Play C 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/C chord

Inversions with same root

C m7(no5)
C m7(#9)(no5)

Related chords with different root

Eb 6(sus)