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

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

The Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/D chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Bbb (Diminished fifth) and D (Major seventh) — with D 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)/D chord means a Eb maj7(b5)(sus) chord with D in the bass.

Eb maj7(b5)(sus)/D

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

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

Play D 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)/D chord

Related chords with different root

Eb maj7(b5)(sus)
A sus4(b5)

Related slash chords

D# dim(no3)/C##
A dim(no3)/D