How do you play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord?

To play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord on piano, play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Ab, Ebb and G) with Bbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bbb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord?

The Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord uses the 3 notes of the Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Ebb (Diminished fifth) and G (Major seventh) — with Bbb 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 maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord means a Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord with Bbb in the bass.

Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb

The Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Ebb (Diminished fifth) and G (Major seventh) notes, with Bbb as the bass note.

How to play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord

Play Bbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ebb (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Ab
Add G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Bbb chord

Related slash chords

D sus4(b5)/A