How do you play the F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord?

To play the F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord on piano, play the F maj11(b5)(sus4) chord (F, Bb, Cb and E) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb 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 maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord means a F maj11(b5)(sus4) chord with Bb in the bass.

F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb

Q: What notes are in the F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord?

The F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord uses the 4 notes of the F maj11(b5)(sus4) chord — F (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fourth), Cb (Diminished fifth) and E (Major seventh) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F maj11(b5)(sus4) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), Bb (Perfect fourth), Cb (Diminished fifth) and E (Major seventh) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord

How to play the F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above F
Add Cb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above F
Add E (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F maj11(b5)(sus4)/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

F maj11(b5)(sus4)
B maj11(b5)(sus4)

Related slash chords

F maj7(b5)(sus)/Bb
B sus4(b5)/A#