How do you play the Eb m(#5)/Gb chord?

To play the Eb m(#5)/Gb chord on piano, play the Eb m(#5) chord (Eb, Gb and B) 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 notes are in the Eb m(#5)/Gb chord?

The Eb m(#5)/Gb chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb m(#5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third) and B (Minor sixth) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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(#5)/Gb chord means a Eb m(#5) chord with Gb in the bass.

Eb m(#5)/Gb

The Eb m(#5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third) and B (Minor sixth) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

How to play the Eb m(#5)/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 B (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m(#5)/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m(#5)
B major

Related slash chords

B 3/F#