How do you play the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord?

To play the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord on piano, play the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord (Ab, Bbb, C, Db, E and F) 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 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 Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord means a Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord with C in the bass.

Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C

Q: What notes are in the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord?

The Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord uses the 6 notes of the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Bbb (Minor second), C (Major third), Db (Perfect fourth), E (Minor sixth) and F (Major sixth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Bbb (Minor second), C (Major third), Db (Perfect fourth), E (Minor sixth) and F (Major sixth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord

How to play the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bbb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above Ab
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above Ab
Add Db (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Ab
Add E (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Ab
Add F (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Ab
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/C chord

Inversions with same root

C Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord

Related chords with different root

E Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord
Ab Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord