How do you play the Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord?

To play the Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord on piano, play the Eb 6(b5) chord (Eb, G, Bbb and C) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb 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 6(b5)/Bbb chord means a Eb 6(b5) chord with Bbb in the bass.

Eb 6(b5)/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord?

The Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb 6(b5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and C (Major sixth) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 6(b5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and C (Major sixth) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord

How to play the Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above Eb
Add Bbb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Eb
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 6(b5)/Bbb chord

Inversions with same root

A m7(b5)

Related chords with different root

C m6
C m(add13)
Eb 6(b5)

Related slash chords

C minor/A