How do you play the Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord?

To play the Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord on piano, play the Bb m(add9)(no5) chord (Bb, Db and C) 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 notes are in the Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord?

The Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb m(add9)(no5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and C (Major ninth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 m(add9)(no5)/Db chord means a Bb m(add9)(no5) chord with Db in the bass.

Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db

The Bb m(add9)(no5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and C (Major ninth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

How to play the Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Bb
Add C (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb m(add9)(no5)/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Bb m(add2)(no5)
Bb m(add9)(no5)

Related slash chords

C 7(no3)/Db