How do you play the Ab 7/F chord?

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

Ab 7/F

Q: What notes are in the Ab 7/F chord?

The Ab 7/F chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab 7 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Minor seventh) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab 7 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Minor seventh) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab 7/F chord

How to play the Ab 7/F chord

Play F as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major third) — 4 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/F chord

Inversions with same root

F m7(b9)
F m7(b9)(#9)

Related chords with different root

Ab m7(add6)
Ab 7(add6)