How do you play the Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord?

To play the Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord on piano, play the Eb m(maj9)(#11) chord (Eb, Gb, Bb, D, F and A) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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 m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord means a Eb m(maj9)(#11) chord with Gb in the bass.

Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb

Q: What notes are in the Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord?

The Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord uses the 6 notes of the Eb m(maj9)(#11) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh), F (Major ninth) and A (Augmented eleventh) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m(maj9)(#11) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh), F (Major ninth) and A (Augmented eleventh) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord

How to play the Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord

Play Gb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Gb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add D (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Eb
Add F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Add A (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Eb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m(maj9)(#11)/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m(maj9)(#11)