How do you play the Eb add11/G chord?

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

Eb add11/G

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

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

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

How to play the Eb add11/G chord

Play G 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/G chord

Related chords with different root

Eb add11
Ab maj7(sus2)
Ab maj9(sus2)

Related slash chords

Eb sus4/G
Ab sus2/G
Ab 5(add9)/G
Bb 11(sus4)/G