How do you play the Eb sus4/Gb chord?

To play the Eb sus4/Gb chord on piano, play the Eb sus4 chord (Eb, Ab and Bb) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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/Gb chord means a Eb sus4 chord with Gb in the bass.

Eb sus4/Gb

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

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

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

How to play the Eb sus4/Gb chord

Play Gb 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/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m(add11)
Ab 7(sus2)
Ab 9(sus2)

Related slash chords

Ab sus2/Gb
Ab 5(add9)/Gb
Bb 11(sus4)/F#