How do you play the Eb m9/C chord?

To play the Eb m9/C chord on piano, play the Eb m9 chord (Eb, Gb, Bb, Db and F) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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 m9/C chord means a Eb m9 chord with C in the bass.

Eb m9/C

Q: What notes are in the Eb m9/C chord?

The Eb m9/C chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb m9 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and F (Major ninth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb m9 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fifth), Db (Minor seventh) and F (Major ninth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb m9/C chord

How to play the Eb m9/C chord

Play C 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 F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb m9/C chord

Inversions with same root

C Magic chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m13

Related slash chords

Gb maj7(add13)/Dbb