How do you play the Eb 7(b5)/B chord?

To play the Eb 7(b5)/B chord on piano, play the Eb 7(b5) chord (Eb, G, Bbb and Db) 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 7(b5)/B chord means a Eb 7(b5) chord with B in the bass.

Eb 7(b5)/B

Q: What notes are in the Eb 7(b5)/B chord?

The Eb 7(b5)/B chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb 7(b5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 7(b5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 7(b5)/B chord

How to play the Eb 7(b5)/B chord

Play B 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 Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 7(b5)/B chord

Related chords with same root

B 9(#5)

Related chords with different root

A 9(b5)

Related slash chords

A 7(b5)/B