How do you play the Eb 5/F chord?

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

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

Eb 5/F

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

How to play the Eb 5/F chord

Play F 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/F chord

Inversions with same root

F 11(sus4)

Related chords with different root

Eb sus2
Eb 5(add9)
Bb sus4