How do you play the Bb m(#5)/Ab chord?

To play the Bb m(#5)/Ab chord on piano, play the Bb m(#5) chord (Bb, Db 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 notes are in the Bb m(#5)/Ab chord?

The Bb m(#5)/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb m(#5) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and F# (Minor sixth) — with Ab 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(#5)/Ab chord means a Bb m(#5) chord with Ab in the bass.

Bb m(#5)/Ab

The Bb m(#5) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and F# (Minor sixth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

How to play the Bb m(#5)/Ab chord

Play Ab 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 F# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb m(#5)/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

Gb add2
Gb add9
Bb m7(#5)
Bb m7(alt)

Related slash chords

Gb major/Ab