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

To play the Ab 7(no3)/Ebb chord on piano, play the Ab 7(no3) chord (Ab and Gb) with Ebb as the lowest bass note. Place the Ebb 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)/Ebb chord?

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

Ab 7(no3)/Ebb

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

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

Play Ebb 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)/Ebb chord

Inversions with same root

D b5

Related chords with different root

G# 7(b5)(sus)