How do you play the Eb maj7/Ab chord?

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

Eb maj7/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Eb maj7/Ab chord?

The Eb maj7/Ab chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb maj7 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), G (Major third), Bb (Perfect fifth) and D (Major seventh) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb maj7/Ab chord

How to play the Eb maj7/Ab chord

Play Ab 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb maj7/Ab chord