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

To play the Eb 7(b5)/Bb chord on piano, play the Eb 7(b5) chord (Eb, G, Bbb and Db) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb 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)/Bb chord means a Eb 7(b5) chord with Bb in the bass.

Eb 7(b5)/Bb

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

The Eb 7(b5)/Bb 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 Bb 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 Bb as the bass note.

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

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

Play Bb 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)/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(#11)

Related slash chords

A 7(b5)/Bb