How do you play the Ab 3/Cb chord?

To play the Ab 3/Cb chord on piano, play the Ab 3 chord (Ab and C) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Ab 3/Cb chord?

The Ab 3/Cb chord uses the 2 notes of the Ab 3 chord — Ab (Perfect unison) and C (Major third) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 3/Cb chord means a Ab 3 chord with Cb in the bass.

Ab 3/Cb

The Ab 3 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison) and C (Major third) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

How to play the Ab 3/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above Ab
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab 3/Cb chord