How do you play the Bb aug/Ab chord?

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

Bb aug/Ab

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

The Bb aug/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb aug chord — Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third) and F# (Minor sixth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb aug chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), D (Major third) and F# (Minor sixth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

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

How to play the Bb aug/Ab chord

Play Ab 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# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb aug/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

Bb 7(#5)

Related slash chords

D aug/Ab
Gb aug/Ab