How do you play the Ab aug/Cb chord?

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

Ab aug/Cb

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

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

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

How to play the Ab aug/Cb chord

Play Cb 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/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

C maj7(#5)

Related slash chords

C aug/B
E aug/B