How do you play the F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord?

To play the F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord on piano, play the F m7(add4)(no5) chord (F, Ab, Bb and Eb) with Eb as the lowest bass note. Place the Eb 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 F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord means a F m7(add4)(no5) chord with Eb in the bass.

F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord?

The F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord uses the 4 notes of the F m7(add4)(no5) chord — F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fourth) and Eb (Minor seventh) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F m7(add4)(no5) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third), Bb (Perfect fourth) and Eb (Minor seventh) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord

How to play the F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord

Play Eb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Minor third) — 3 semitones above F
Add Bb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above F
Add Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F m7(add4)(no5)/Eb chord

Inversions with same root

Eb sus2(add4)

Related chords with different root

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

Related slash chords

Bb 7(sus)/Eb