How do you play the Eb m7(alt)/B chord?

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

Eb m7(alt)/B

Q: What notes are in the Eb m7(alt)/B chord?

The Eb m7(alt)/B chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb m7(alt) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), B (Minor sixth), Db (Minor seventh) and Gb (Minor tenth) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m7(alt) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), B (Minor sixth), Db (Minor seventh) and Gb (Minor tenth) notes, with B as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m7(alt)/B chord

How to play the Eb m7(alt)/B chord

Play B 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
Add Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Add Gb (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m7(alt)/B chord

Inversions with same root

B add2
B add9

Related chords with different root

Eb m7(#5)
Eb m7(alt)

Related slash chords

Eb m7(no5)/B
Eb m7(#9)(no5)/B
Gb 6(sus)/Cb