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What does the sign Bb/A in piano chord music mean?

Q. I'm playing a song on the piano with chord signs. The song is In B flat and I came across this and I don't know what chord to play.

A. It's a B flat chord with an A in the bass (left hand). It's read B flat OVER A.

Original Question

What do you call a dominant chord in a major key with the tonic as the root?
Q. I am doing a harmonic analysis for Beethoven's Piano sonata no. 8 movement 2 op. 13, particularly with the first 22 measures. In measure 8 there is a cadence that I must identify. I'm pretty sure it's an authentic cadence, (V-I), but for some reason there is a tonic in the bass? To elucidate: the chord has a D flat, E flat, B flat, G in the upper three voices, and the key is A flat major. So this is a V7 chord, but there is also an added A flat (tonic) as the bass voice. So how do I write out a V7 chord with a tonic in the bass?

A. Beethoven: Piano sonata no. 8 movement 2 op. 13
"The famous Adagio cantabile: first eight bars":
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Adagio_sonate_path%C3%A9tique.svg/400px-Adagio_sonate_path%C3%A9tique.svg.png

As you said, in measure 8 there is a A flat V7âI cadence,
where the added bass of the tonic is the lowest tone.

Cheers ebs

Original Question

What key is a piece in if it has both an E flat and a B flat?
Q. I'm trying to figure out how to play a piece on the piano and so far I have figured out that it has both an E flat and a B flat. It would really help with the chords if I knew what key this piece is in! Also is it a major or minor key? Thanks!

A. With two flats only ,(Bb,Eb), the most likely key is Bb major. If it has frequent F#'s as accidentals and has a final chord which contains the note G then it is most likely in the relative key of G minor (still with the Bb and Eb).

Musician, composer, teacher.

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