How do you play the Gb m(#5)/Eb chord?

To play the Gb m(#5)/Eb chord on piano, play the Gb m(#5) chord (Gb, Bbb and D) 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 m(#5)/Eb chord means a Gb m(#5) chord with Eb in the bass.

Gb m(#5)/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Gb m(#5)/Eb chord?

The Gb m(#5)/Eb chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb m(#5) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bbb (Minor third) and D (Minor sixth) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb m(#5) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bbb (Minor third) and D (Minor sixth) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb m(#5)/Eb chord

How to play the Gb m(#5)/Eb chord

Play Eb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bbb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Gb
Add D (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb m(#5)/Eb chord

Inversions with same root

Eb m(maj7)(b5)

Related chords with different root

D addb9

Related slash chords

D major/Eb