How do you play the Ab 13/Eb chord?

To play the Ab 13/Eb chord on piano, play the Ab 13 chord (Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb and F) 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 Ab 13/Eb chord means a Ab 13 chord with Eb in the bass.

Ab 13/Eb

Q: What notes are in the Ab 13/Eb chord?

The Ab 13/Eb chord uses the 6 notes of the Ab 13 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and F (Major thirteenth) — with Eb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab 13 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and F (Major thirteenth) notes, with Eb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab 13/Eb chord

How to play the Ab 13/Eb chord

Play Eb 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 F (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Ab
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab 13/Eb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab 13