How do you play the Eb 7(b9)/Db chord?

To play the Eb 7(b9)/Db chord on piano, play the Eb 7(b9) chord (Eb, G, Bb, Db and Fb) with Db as the lowest bass note. Place the Db 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(b9)/Db chord means a Eb 7(b9) chord with Db in the bass.

Eb 7(b9)/Db

Q: What notes are in the Eb 7(b9)/Db chord?

The Eb 7(b9)/Db chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb 7(b9) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Fb (Minor ninth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 7(b9) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Fb (Minor ninth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 7(b9)/Db chord

How to play the Eb 7(b9)/Db chord

Play Db 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 Fb (Minor ninth) — 13 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 7(b9)/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(b9)

Related slash chords

Eb addb9/Db
E m(maj7)(b5)/C#