How do you play the Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord?

To play the Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord on piano, play the Eb maj13(#11) chord (Eb, G, Bb, D, F, A and C) with Db as the lowest bass note. Place the Db 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 maj13(#11)/Db chord means a Eb maj13(#11) chord with Db in the bass.

Eb maj13(#11)/Db

Q: What notes are in the Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord?

The Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord uses the 7 notes of the Eb maj13(#11) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh), F (Major ninth), A (Augmented eleventh) and C (Major thirteenth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb maj13(#11) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh), F (Major ninth), A (Augmented eleventh) and C (Major thirteenth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord

How to play the Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Major third) — 4 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Add D (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Eb
Add F (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Eb
Add A (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Eb
Add C (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Eb
Press all 8 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj13(#11)/Db chord