How do you play the Eb add11/Db chord?

To play the Eb add11/Db chord on piano, play the Eb add11 chord (Eb, G, Bb and Ab) 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 add11/Db chord means a Eb add11 chord with Db in the bass.

Eb add11/Db

Q: What notes are in the Eb add11/Db chord?

The Eb add11/Db chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb add11 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb add11 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb add11/Db chord

How to play the Eb add11/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 Ab (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb add11/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(add11)

Related slash chords

Ab maj7(sus2)/Db
Ab maj9(sus2)/Db