How do you play the Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord?

To play the Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord on piano, play the Bb 7(sus4) chord (Bb, Eb, F and Ab) 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 7(sus4)/Db chord means a Bb 7(sus4) chord with Db in the bass.

Bb 7(sus4)/Db

Q: What notes are in the Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord?

The Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb 7(sus4) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fourth), F (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 7(sus4) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Eb (Perfect fourth), F (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord

How to play the Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 7(sus4)/Db chord

Inversions with same root

Db 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

Bb m7(add11)

Related slash chords

Eb sus2(add4)/Db
F m7(add4)(no5)/C#
F m7(add11)(no5)/C#