How do you play the G m(add11)/Bb chord?

To play the G m(add11)/Bb chord on piano, play the G m(add11) chord (G, Bb, D and C) 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 G m(add11)/Bb chord means a G m(add11) chord with Bb in the bass.

G m(add11)/Bb

Q: What notes are in the G m(add11)/Bb chord?

The G m(add11)/Bb chord uses the 4 notes of the G m(add11) chord — G (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor third), D (Perfect fifth) and C (Perfect eleventh) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The G m(add11) chord consists of the G (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor third), D (Perfect fifth) and C (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G m(add11)/Bb chord

How to play the G m(add11)/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above G
Add D (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above G
Add C (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above G
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the G m(add11)/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

C 7(sus2)
C 9(sus2)
G m(add11)

Related slash chords

C sus2/Bb
C 5(add9)/Bb
D 11(sus4)/A#
G sus4/Bb