How do you play the Eb 7(b13)/C chord?

To play the Eb 7(b13)/C chord on piano, play the Eb 7(b13) chord (Eb, G, Bb, Db and Cb) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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(b13)/C chord means a Eb 7(b13) chord with C in the bass.

Eb 7(b13)/C

Q: What notes are in the Eb 7(b13)/C chord?

The Eb 7(b13)/C chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb 7(b13) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Cb (Minor thirteenth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 7(b13) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Cb (Minor thirteenth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 7(b13)/C chord

How to play the Eb 7(b13)/C chord

Play C 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 Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Add Cb (Minor thirteenth) — 20 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 7(b13)/C chord