How do you play the Eb 6/Bbb chord?

To play the Eb 6/Bbb chord on piano, play the Eb 6 chord (Eb, G, Bb 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/Bbb chord means a Eb 6 chord with Bbb in the bass.

Eb 6/Bbb

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

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

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

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

How to play the Eb 6/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 Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 6/Bbb chord

Related slash chords

C m7/A
C m7(#9)/A
Eb add13/Bbb