How do you play the Bb 9(no5)/F chord?

To play the Bb 9(no5)/F chord on piano, play the Bb 9(no5) chord (Bb, D, Ab and C) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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 9(no5)/F chord means a Bb 9(no5) chord with F in the bass.

Bb 9(no5)/F

Q: What notes are in the Bb 9(no5)/F chord?

The Bb 9(no5)/F chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb 9(no5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), Ab (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb 9(no5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), Ab (Minor seventh) and C (Major ninth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb 9(no5)/F chord

How to play the Bb 9(no5)/F chord

Play F as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Add C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb 9(no5)/F chord

Related chords with different root

Bb 9