How do you play the Ab m13/Db chord?

To play the Ab m13/Db chord on piano, play the Ab m13 chord (Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb, Bb and F) 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 m13/Db chord means a Ab m13 chord with Db in the bass.

Ab m13/Db

Q: What notes are in the Ab m13/Db chord?

The Ab m13/Db chord uses the 6 notes of the Ab m13 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and F (Major thirteenth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab m13 chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor third), Eb (Perfect fifth), Gb (Minor seventh), Bb (Major ninth) and F (Major thirteenth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab m13/Db chord

How to play the Ab m13/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 Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add Gb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Ab
Add Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Add F (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Ab
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab m13/Db chord

Related chords with different root

B maj13(#11)

Related slash chords

F Magic chord/C#