How do you play the Bb addb9/Cb chord?

To play the Bb addb9/Cb chord on piano, play the Bb addb9 chord (Bb, D, F and Cb) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb 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 addb9/Cb chord means a Bb addb9 chord with Cb in the bass.

Bb addb9/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Bb addb9/Cb chord?

The Bb addb9/Cb chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb addb9 chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and Cb (Minor ninth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb addb9 chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third), F (Perfect fifth) and Cb (Minor ninth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb addb9/Cb chord

How to play the Bb addb9/Cb chord

Play Cb 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 F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Add Cb (Minor ninth) — 13 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb addb9/Cb chord

Inversions with same root

B m(maj7)(b5)

Related chords with different root

Bb addb9

Related slash chords

D m(#5)/B
Bb major/Cb