How do you play the Ab add11/Ebb chord?

To play the Ab add11/Ebb chord on piano, play the Ab add11 chord (Ab, C, Eb and Db) 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 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 add11/Ebb chord means a Ab add11 chord with Ebb in the bass.

Ab add11/Ebb

Q: What notes are in the Ab add11/Ebb chord?

The Ab add11/Ebb chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab add11 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) — with Ebb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab add11 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Ebb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab add11/Ebb chord

How to play the Ab add11/Ebb chord

Play Ebb 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 Db (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Ab
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab add11/Ebb chord

Related slash chords

Db maj7(sus2)/Ebb
Db maj9(sus2)/Ebb