How do you play the Eb sus4/Ab chord?

To play the Eb sus4/Ab chord on piano, play the Eb sus4 chord (Eb, Ab 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 sus4/Ab chord means a Eb sus4 chord with Ab in the bass.

Eb sus4/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Eb sus4/Ab chord?

The Eb sus4/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Eb sus4 chord — Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Eb sus4 chord consists of the Eb (Perfect unison), Ab (Perfect fourth) and Bb (Perfect fifth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Eb sus4/Ab chord

How to play the Eb sus4/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Eb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Eb
Add Bb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Eb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Eb sus4/Ab chord

Related chords with same root

Ab 5(add9)

Inversions with same root

Ab sus2

Related chords with different root

Eb sus4
Bb 11(sus4)

Related slash chords

Eb 5/Ab