How do you play the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord?

To play the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord on piano, play the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4) chord (Eb, Ab, Bbb and D) 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 maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord means a Eb maj11(b5)(sus4) chord with C in the bass.

Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C

Q: What notes are in the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord?

The Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and D (Major seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb maj11(b5)(sus4) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and D (Major seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord

How to play the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Eb
Add Bbb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Eb
Add D (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj11(b5)(sus4)/C chord

Related slash chords

A maj11(b5)(sus4)/C