How do you play the Eb sus2(add4)/C chord?

To play the Eb sus2(add4)/C chord on piano, play the Eb sus2(add4) chord (Eb, F, Ab and Bb) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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 sus2(add4)/C chord means a Eb sus2(add4) chord with C in the bass.

Eb sus2(add4)/C

Q: What notes are in the Eb sus2(add4)/C chord?

The Eb sus2(add4)/C chord uses the 4 notes of the Eb sus2(add4) chord — Eb (Perfect unison), F (Major second), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb sus2(add4) chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), F (Major second), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb sus2(add4)/C chord

How to play the Eb sus2(add4)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Major second) — 2 semitones above Eb
Add Ab (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb sus2(add4)/C chord

Related chords with different root

F m7(add11)
Ab 6(add9)

Related slash chords

F m7(add4)(no5)/C
F m7(add11)(no5)/C
Bb 7(sus4)/C