How do you play the Eb minor/F chord?

To play the Eb minor/F chord on piano, play the Eb minor chord (Eb, Gb and Bb) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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/F chord means a Eb minor chord with F in the bass.

Eb minor/F

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

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

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

How to play the Eb minor/F chord

Play F 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/F chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m(add2)
Eb m(add9)