How do you play the Eb 6(sus)/B chord?

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

Eb 6(sus)/B

Q: What notes are in the Eb 6(sus)/B chord?

The Eb 6(sus)/B chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb 6(sus) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fifth) and C (Major sixth) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 6(sus) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fifth) and C (Major sixth) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 6(sus)/B chord

How to play the Eb 6(sus)/B chord

Play B 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 C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 6(sus)/B chord

Related slash chords

C m7(no5)/B
C m7(#9)(no5)/B