How do you play the Eb sus4/Bbb chord?

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

Eb sus4/Bbb

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

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

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

How to play the Eb sus4/Bbb chord

Play Bbb 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/Bbb chord

Related slash chords

Ab sus2/Bbb
Ab 5(add9)/Bbb
Bb 11(sus4)/A