How do you play the Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord?

To play the Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord on piano, play the Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Eb, 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 notes are in the Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord?

The Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and D (Major seventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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(b5)(sus)/C chord means a Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord with C in the bass.

Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C

The Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and D (Major seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

How to play the Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bbb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Eb
Add D (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/C chord

Related slash chords

A sus4(b5)/C