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

To play the Eb m7(no5)/B chord on piano, play the Eb m7(no5) chord (Eb, Gb and Db) 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(no5)/B chord means a Eb m7(no5) chord with B in the bass.

Eb m7(no5)/B

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

The Eb m7(no5)/B chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb m7(no5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third) and Db (Minor seventh) — with B played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

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

How to play the Eb m7(no5)/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 Db (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m7(no5)/B chord

Related chords with same root

B add9

Inversions with same root

B add2

Related chords with different root

Eb m7(#5)
Eb m7(alt)

Related slash chords

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