How do you play the Ab 11/G chord?

To play the Ab 11/G chord on piano, play the Ab 11 chord (Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb and Db) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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 Ab 11/G chord means a Ab 11 chord with G in the bass.

Ab 11/G

Q: What notes are in the Ab 11/G chord?

The Ab 11/G chord uses the 6 notes of the Ab 11 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) — with G played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab 11 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) notes, with G as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab 11/G chord

How to play the Ab 11/G chord

Play G as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above Ab
Add Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add Gb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Ab
Add Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Add Db (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Ab
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab 11/G chord