How do you play the Ab m(#5)/Bb chord?

To play the Ab m(#5)/Bb chord on piano, play the Ab m(#5) chord (Ab, Cb and E) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Ab m(#5)/Bb chord?

The Ab m(#5)/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the Ab m(#5) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third) and E (Minor sixth) — with Bb 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 m(#5)/Bb chord means a Ab m(#5) chord with Bb in the bass.

Ab m(#5)/Bb

The Ab m(#5) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third) and E (Minor sixth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

How to play the Ab m(#5)/Bb chord

Play Bb 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 E (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Ab
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m(#5)/Bb chord

Related slash chords

E major/Bb