How do you play the Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord?

To play the Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord on piano, play the Bb Petrushka chord chord (Bb, Cb, D, E, F and Ab) 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 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 Petrushka chord/Ab chord means a Bb Petrushka chord chord with Ab in the bass.

Bb Petrushka chord/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord?

The Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord uses the 6 notes of the Bb Petrushka chord chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor second), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth), F (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb Petrushka chord chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Cb (Minor second), D (Major third), E (Diminished fifth), F (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Minor seventh) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord

How to play the Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Cb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above Bb
Add D (Major third) — 4 semitones above Bb
Add E (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add Ab (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Bb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb Petrushka chord/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

E Petrushka chord
Bb Petrushka chord