How do you play the Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord?

To play the Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord on piano, play the Ab m(maj7)(#11) chord (Ab, Cb, Eb, G and D) 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 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(maj7)(#11)/C chord means a Ab m(maj7)(#11) chord with C in the bass.

Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C

Q: What notes are in the Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord?

The Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord uses the 5 notes of the Ab m(maj7)(#11) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and D (Augmented eleventh) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab m(maj7)(#11) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and D (Augmented eleventh) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord

How to play the Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord

Play C 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 Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Add D (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Ab
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m(maj7)(#11)/C chord