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

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

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

Ab 7(no3)/Gb

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

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

Play Gb 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)/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab 7(no3)