How do you play the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord?

To play the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord on piano, play the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord (Eb, Fb, G, Ab, B and C) 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 Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord means a Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord with Db in the bass.

Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db

Q: What notes are in the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord?

The Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord uses the 6 notes of the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor second), G (Major third), Ab (Perfect fourth), B (Minor sixth) and C (Major sixth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor second), G (Major third), Ab (Perfect fourth), B (Minor sixth) and C (Major sixth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord

How to play the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Fb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above Eb
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above Eb
Add Ab (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Eb
Add B (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Eb
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db chord

Related slash chords

G Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/Db
B Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C#