How do you play the Ab add9(no5)/Db chord?

To play the Ab add9(no5)/Db chord on piano, play the Ab add9(no5) chord (Ab, C and Bb) with Db as the lowest bass note. Place the Db note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Ab add9(no5)/Db chord?

The Ab add9(no5)/Db chord uses the 3 notes of the Ab add9(no5) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and Bb (Major ninth) — with Db 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 add9(no5)/Db chord means a Ab add9(no5) chord with Db in the bass.

Ab add9(no5)/Db

The Ab add9(no5) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and Bb (Major ninth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

How to play the Ab add9(no5)/Db chord

Play Db 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 Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab add9(no5)/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Bb m9(no5)

Related slash chords

Ab add2(no5)/Db