How do you play the Eb minor/Ab chord?

To play the Eb minor/Ab chord on piano, play the Eb minor chord (Eb, Gb and Bb) 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 minor/Ab chord means a Eb minor chord with Ab in the bass.

Eb minor/Ab

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

The Eb minor/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb minor chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third) and Bb (Perfect fifth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb minor chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor third) and Bb (Perfect fifth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

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

How to play the Eb minor/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Gb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb minor/Ab chord

Related chords with same root

Ab 9(sus2)

Inversions with same root

Ab 7(sus2)

Related chords with different root

Eb m(add11)