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

To play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord on piano, play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Ab, Ebb and G) 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 notes are in the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb chord?

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

Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/Cb

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

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

Play Cb 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)/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

G addb9
G# m(maj7)(b5)

Related slash chords

D sus4(b5)/B