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

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

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

Ab maj7(sus)/F

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

How to play the Ab maj7(sus)/F chord

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

Inversions with same root

F m9(no5)