How do you play the Eb addb9/Ab chord?

To play the Eb addb9/Ab chord on piano, play the Eb addb9 chord (Eb, G, Bb and Fb) with Ab as the lowest bass note. Place the Ab 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 addb9/Ab chord means a Eb addb9 chord with Ab in the bass.

Eb addb9/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Eb addb9/Ab chord?

The Eb addb9/Ab chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb addb9 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Fb (Minor ninth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb addb9 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and Fb (Minor ninth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb addb9/Ab chord

How to play the Eb addb9/Ab chord

Play Ab 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 Fb (Minor ninth) — 13 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb addb9/Ab chord

Related slash chords

E m(maj7)(b5)/G#