How do you play the Eb maj13/Bbb chord?

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

Eb maj13/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Eb maj13/Bbb chord?

The Eb maj13/Bbb chord uses the 6 notes of the Eb maj13 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh), F (Major ninth) and C (Major thirteenth) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb maj13/Bbb chord

How to play the Eb maj13/Bbb chord

Play Bbb 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 C (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Eb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj13/Bbb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb maj13(#11)

Related slash chords

C m11/A