How do you play the Ab aug/Bbb chord?

To play the Ab aug/Bbb chord on piano, play the Ab aug chord (Ab, C and E) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb 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 aug/Bbb chord means a Ab aug chord with Bbb in the bass.

Ab aug/Bbb

Q: What notes are in the Ab aug/Bbb chord?

The Ab aug/Bbb chord uses the 3 notes of the Ab aug chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and E (Minor sixth) — with Bbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab aug chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third) and E (Minor sixth) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab aug/Bbb chord

How to play the Ab aug/Bbb chord

Play Bbb 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 E (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Ab
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab aug/Bbb chord

Inversions with same root

A m(maj7)

Related slash chords

C aug/A
E aug/A