How do you play the Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord?

To play the Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord on piano, play the Eb 7(#5) chord (Eb, G, B and Db) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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(#5)/Gb chord means a Eb 7(#5) chord with Gb in the bass.

Eb 7(#5)/Gb

Q: What notes are in the Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord?

The Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb 7(#5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), B (Minor sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb 7(#5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), B (Minor sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord

How to play the Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord

Play Gb 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 B (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Eb
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb 7(#5)/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(alt)