How do you play the Eb m6(add9)/D chord?

To play the Eb m6(add9)/D chord on piano, play the Eb m6(add9) chord (Eb, Gb, Bb, C and F) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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 m6(add9)/D chord means a Eb m6(add9) chord with D in the bass.

Eb m6(add9)/D

Q: What notes are in the Eb m6(add9)/D chord?

The Eb m6(add9)/D chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb m6(add9) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), C (Major sixth) and F (Major ninth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m6(add9) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), C (Major sixth) and F (Major ninth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m6(add9)/D chord

How to play the Eb m6(add9)/D chord

Play D 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 C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Add F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m6(add9)/D chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m(maj13)