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

To play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/G chord on piano, play the Ab maj7(b5)(sus) chord (Ab, Ebb and G) with G as the lowest bass note. Place the G 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)/G chord?

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

Ab maj7(b5)(sus)/G

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

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

Play G 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)/G chord

Related chords with different root

D sus4(b5)
Ab maj7(b5)(sus)

Related slash chords

D dim(no3)/G
G# dim(no3)/F##