How do you play the Eb Petrushka chord/D chord?

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

Eb Petrushka chord/D

Q: What notes are in the Eb Petrushka chord/D chord?

The Eb Petrushka chord/D chord uses the 6 notes of the Eb Petrushka chord chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor second), G (Major third), A (Diminished fifth), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb Petrushka chord chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor second), G (Major third), A (Diminished fifth), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb Petrushka chord/D chord

How to play the Eb Petrushka chord/D chord

Play D 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 A (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb Petrushka chord/D chord

Related slash chords

A Petrushka chord/D