How do you play the Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord?

To play the Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord on piano, play the Eb 7(add11)(no5) chord (Eb, G, Db and Ab) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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 7(add11)(no5)/G chord means a Eb 7(add11)(no5) chord with G in the bass.

Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G

Q: What notes are in the Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord?

The Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb 7(add11)(no5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Db (Minor seventh) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Db (Minor seventh) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord

How to play the Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord

Play G 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 Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Add Ab (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 7(add11)(no5)/G chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(add11)(no5)

Related slash chords

Db sus2/Abb
Db 5(add9)/Abb
Eb 11(sus4)/G
Ab sus4/G