How do you play the Eb m7(add6)/D chord?

To play the Eb m7(add6)/D chord on piano, play the Eb m7(add6) chord (Eb, G, Bb, C and Db) 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 m7(add6)/D chord means a Eb m7(add6) chord with D in the bass.

Eb m7(add6)/D

Q: What notes are in the Eb m7(add6)/D chord?

The Eb m7(add6)/D chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb m7(add6) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), C (Major sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m7(add6) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), C (Major sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m7(add6)/D chord

How to play the Eb m7(add6)/D chord

Play D 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 Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add C (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Eb
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m7(add6)/D chord

Related slash chords

C m7(b9)/D
C m7(b9)(#9)/D
Eb 7(add6)/D