How do you play the Bb 6(sus)/Db chord?

To play the Bb 6(sus)/Db chord on piano, play the Bb 6(sus) chord (Bb, F and G) with Db as the lowest bass note. Place the Db 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 Bb 6(sus)/Db chord means a Bb 6(sus) chord with Db in the bass.

Bb 6(sus)/Db

Q: What notes are in the Bb 6(sus)/Db chord?

The Bb 6(sus)/Db chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb 6(sus) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 6(sus) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), F (Perfect fifth) and G (Major sixth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 6(sus)/Db chord

How to play the Bb 6(sus)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add G (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 6(sus)/Db chord

Inversions with same root

C# 6(b5)

Related chords with different root

G m7(b5)
Bb m6
Bb m(add13)

Related slash chords

G m7(no5)/Db
G m7(#9)(no5)/Db