How do you play the Eb aug/C chord?

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

Eb aug/C

Q: What notes are in the Eb aug/C chord?

The Eb aug/C chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb aug chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third) and B (Minor sixth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb aug chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third) and B (Minor sixth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb aug/C chord

How to play the Eb aug/C chord

Play C 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 B (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb aug/C chord

Inversions with same root

C m(maj7)

Related slash chords

G aug/C
B aug/C