How do you play the Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord?

To play the Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord on piano, play the Gb 6(sus) chord (Gb, Db 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 Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord means a Gb 6(sus) chord with Eb in the bass.

Gb 6(sus)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord?

The Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb 6(sus) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fifth) and Eb (Major sixth) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb 6(sus) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fifth) and Eb (Major sixth) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord

How to play the Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord

Play Eb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
Add Eb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 6(sus)/Eb chord

Inversions with same root

Eb m7(no5)
Eb m7(#9)(no5)

Related chords with different root

Gb 6(sus)

Related slash chords

Gb 5/Eb