How do you play the Eb minor/G chord?

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

Eb minor/G

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

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

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

How to play the Eb minor/G chord

Play G 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/G chord

Inversions with same root

G m(maj7)(#5)