How do you play the Bb 3/Ab chord?

To play the Bb 3/Ab chord on piano, play the Bb 3 chord (Bb and D) with Ab as the lowest bass note. Place the Ab note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Bb 3/Ab chord?

The Bb 3/Ab chord uses the 2 notes of the Bb 3 chord — Bb (Perfect unison) and D (Major third) — with Ab 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 Bb 3/Ab chord means a Bb 3 chord with Ab in the bass.

Bb 3/Ab

The Bb 3 chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison) and D (Major third) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

How to play the Bb 3/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 3/Ab chord

Inversions with same root

G# sus2(b5)

Related chords with different root

Bb 7(no5)