How do you play the Eb m7(#9)/F chord?

To play the Eb m7(#9)/F chord on piano, play the Eb m7(#9) chord (Eb, Gb, Bb, Db and Gb) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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(#9)/F chord means a Eb m7(#9) chord with F in the bass.

Eb m7(#9)/F

Q: What notes are in the Eb m7(#9)/F chord?

The Eb m7(#9)/F chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb m7(#9) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Gb (Minor tenth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m7(#9) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and Gb (Minor tenth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m7(#9)/F chord

How to play the Eb m7(#9)/F chord

Play F 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 Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 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(#9)/F chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m9
Gb maj7(add13)

Related slash chords

Eb m7/F
Gb 6/F
Gb add13/F