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

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

Eb m7(alt)/Bbb

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

The Eb m7(alt)/Bbb 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 Bbb 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 Bbb as the bass note.

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

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

Play Bbb 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)/Bbb chord

Related chords with different root

Related slash chords

Eb m7(#5)/Bbb
B add2/A
B add9/A