How do you play the Bb 7(no3)/A chord?

To play the Bb 7(no3)/A chord on piano, play the Bb 7(no3) chord (Bb and Ab) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Bb 7(no3)/A chord?

The Bb 7(no3)/A chord uses the 2 notes of the Bb 7(no3) chord — Bb (Perfect unison) and Ab (Minor seventh) — with A 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 7(no3)/A chord means a Bb 7(no3) chord with A in the bass.

Bb 7(no3)/A

The Bb 7(no3) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison) and Ab (Minor seventh) notes, with A as the bass note.

How to play the Bb 7(no3)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 7(no3)/A chord