How do you play the Bb minor/Cb chord?

To play the Bb minor/Cb chord on piano, play the Bb minor chord (Bb, Db and F) 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 minor/Cb chord means a Bb minor chord with Cb in the bass.

Bb minor/Cb

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

The Bb minor/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the Bb minor chord — Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and F (Perfect fifth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb minor chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), Db (Minor third) and F (Perfect fifth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

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

How to play the Bb minor/Cb chord

Play Cb 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 (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb minor/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Bb m(addb9)