How do you play the Eb add13/Bb chord?

To play the Eb add13/Bb chord on piano, play the Eb add13 chord (Eb, G, Bb and C) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb 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 add13/Bb chord means a Eb add13 chord with Bb in the bass.

Eb add13/Bb

Q: What notes are in the Eb add13/Bb chord?

The Eb add13/Bb chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb add13 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and C (Major thirteenth) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb add13 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and C (Major thirteenth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb add13/Bb chord

How to play the Eb add13/Bb chord

Play Bb 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 C (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb add13/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

C m7
C m7(#9)
Eb 6
Eb add13

Related slash chords

C minor/Bb