How do you play the Ab add2(no5)/C chord?

To play the Ab add2(no5)/C chord on piano, play the Ab add2(no5) chord (Ab, Bb and C) 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 notes are in the Ab add2(no5)/C chord?

The Ab add2(no5)/C chord uses the 3 notes of the Ab add2(no5) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Bb (Major second) and C (Major third) — with C 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 add2(no5)/C chord means a Ab add2(no5) chord with C in the bass.

Ab add2(no5)/C

The Ab add2(no5) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Bb (Major second) and C (Major third) notes, with C as the bass note.

How to play the Ab add2(no5)/C chord

Play C as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Major second) — 2 semitones above Ab
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above Ab
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab add2(no5)/C chord

Related chords with different root

Ab add2(no5)
Ab add9(no5)

Related slash chords

Bb 7(no3)/C