How do you play the Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord?

To play the Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord on piano, play the Eb sus(#4) chord (Eb, A and Bb) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb 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 sus(#4)/Bbb chord means a Eb sus(#4) chord with Bbb in the bass.

Eb sus(#4)/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord?

The Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb sus(#4) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), A (Diminished fifth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb sus(#4) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), A (Diminished fifth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord

How to play the Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb sus(#4)/Bbb chord

Inversions with same root

A Viennese trichord

Related chords with different root

Eb sus(#4)

Related slash chords

Eb 5/Bbb