How do you play the Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord?

To play the Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord on piano, play the Ab maj7(add13) chord (Ab, C, Eb, G and F) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb 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 maj7(add13)/Cb chord means a Ab maj7(add13) chord with Cb in the bass.

Ab maj7(add13)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord?

The Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord uses the 5 notes of the Ab maj7(add13) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and F (Major thirteenth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab maj7(add13) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and F (Major thirteenth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord

How to play the Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major third) — 4 semitones above Ab
Add Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Add G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Add F (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Ab
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab maj7(add13)/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

F m9(#11)

Related slash chords

F m9/Cb