How do you play the Ab 7(no3)/C chord?

To play the Ab 7(no3)/C chord on piano, play the Ab 7(no3) chord (Ab and Gb) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Ab 7(no3)/C chord?

The Ab 7(no3)/C chord uses the 2 notes of the Ab 7(no3) chord — Ab (Perfect unison) and Gb (Minor seventh) — with C 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 7(no3)/C chord means a Ab 7(no3) chord with C in the bass.

Ab 7(no3)/C

The Ab 7(no3) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison) and Gb (Minor seventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

How to play the Ab 7(no3)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Gb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Ab
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab 7(no3)/C chord

Related chords with different root

F# sus2(b5)
Ab 7(no5)