How do you play the Eb maj7(add13)/D chord?

To play the Eb maj7(add13)/D chord on piano, play the Eb maj7(add13) chord (Eb, G, Bb, D and C) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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 maj7(add13)/D chord means a Eb maj7(add13) chord with D in the bass.

Eb maj7(add13)/D

Q: What notes are in the Eb maj7(add13)/D chord?

The Eb maj7(add13)/D chord uses the 5 notes of the Eb maj7(add13) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh) and C (Major thirteenth) — with D played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb maj7(add13) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth), D (Major seventh) and C (Major thirteenth) notes, with D as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb maj7(add13)/D chord

How to play the Eb maj7(add13)/D chord

Play D 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 C (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Eb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj7(add13)/D chord

Related chords with different root

C m9
Eb maj7(add13)

Related slash chords

C m7/D
C m7(#9)/D
Eb 6/D
Eb add13/D