How do you play the Eb m7(#5)/G chord?

To play the Eb m7(#5)/G chord on piano, play the Eb m7(#5) chord (Eb, Gb, B and Db) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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(#5)/G chord means a Eb m7(#5) chord with G in the bass.

Eb m7(#5)/G

Q: What notes are in the Eb m7(#5)/G chord?

The Eb m7(#5)/G chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb m7(#5) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), B (Minor sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m7(#5) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), B (Minor sixth) and Db (Minor seventh) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m7(#5)/G chord

How to play the Eb m7(#5)/G chord

Play G 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m7(#5)/G chord

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(alt)

Related slash chords

Eb m7(alt)/G
B add2/F##
B add9/F##