How do you play the Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord?

To play the Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord on piano, play the Ab maj9(sus2) chord (Ab, Eb, G and Bb) 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 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 maj9(sus2)/Cb chord means a Ab maj9(sus2) chord with Cb in the bass.

Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord?

The Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord uses the 4 notes of the Ab maj9(sus2) chord — Ab (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and Bb (Major ninth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Ab maj9(sus2) chord consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fifth), G (Major seventh) and Bb (Major ninth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord

How to play the Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord

Play Cb 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
Add Bb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Ab
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Ab maj9(sus2)/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab m(maj9)

Related slash chords

Eb add11/B
Ab maj7(sus2)/Cb