How do you play the Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord?

To play the Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord on piano, play the Ab 7(sus4) chord (Ab, Db, Eb and Gb) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb 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 7(sus4)/Bbb chord means a Ab 7(sus4) chord with Bbb in the bass.

Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord?

The Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab 7(sus4) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fourth), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Minor seventh) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab 7(sus4) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fourth), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Minor seventh) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord

How to play the Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Ab
Add Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add Gb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Ab
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab 7(sus4)/Bbb chord

Related chords with different root

F# m6(add9)

Related slash chords

Db sus2(add4)/A
Eb m7(add4)(no5)/Bbb
Eb m7(add11)(no5)/Bbb