How do you play the Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord?

To play the Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord on piano, play the Ab m(maj11)(no5) chord (Ab, Cb, G, Bb and Db) 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 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 m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord means a Ab m(maj11)(no5) chord with Db in the bass.

Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db

Q: What notes are in the Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord?

The Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord uses the 5 notes of the Ab m(maj11)(no5) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), G (Major seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab m(maj11)(no5) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), G (Major seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and Db (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord

How to play the Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Cb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Ab
Add G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Add Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Add Db (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Ab
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m(maj11)(no5)/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Ab m(maj11)(no5)

Related slash chords

Ab m(maj9)(no5)/Db