How do you play the Ab maj7/Ebb chord?

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

Ab maj7/Ebb

Q: What notes are in the Ab maj7/Ebb chord?

The Ab maj7/Ebb chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab maj7 chord — Ab (Perfect unison), C (Major third), Eb (Perfect fifth) and G (Major seventh) — with Ebb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab maj7/Ebb chord

How to play the Ab maj7/Ebb chord

Play Ebb 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab maj7/Ebb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab maj7(#11)