How do you play the Ab m13/Ebb chord?

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

Ab m13/Ebb

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

The Ab m13/Ebb 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 Ebb 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 Ebb as the bass note.

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

How to play the Ab m13/Ebb chord

Play Ebb 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/Ebb chord

Related slash chords

F Magic chord/D