How do you play the Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord?

To play the Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord on piano, play the Eb m7(add11)(no5) chord (Eb, Gb, Db and Ab) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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 m7(add11)(no5)/F chord means a Eb m7(add11)(no5) chord with F in the bass.

Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F

Q: What notes are in the Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord?

The Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb m7(add11)(no5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Db (Minor seventh) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m7(add11)(no5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Db (Minor seventh) and Ab (Perfect eleventh) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord

How to play the Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord

Play F 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 Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Add Ab (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m7(add11)(no5)/F chord

Related chords with different root

Ab 7(sus4)(add13)

Related slash chords

Db sus2(add4)/F
Eb m7(add4)(no5)/F
Ab 7(sus4)/F