How do you play the Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord?

To play the Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord on piano, play the Bb sus2(add4) chord (Bb, C, Eb 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 sus2(add4)/Ab chord means a Bb sus2(add4) chord with Ab in the bass.

Bb sus2(add4)/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord?

The Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord uses the 4 notes of the Bb sus2(add4) chord — Bb (Perfect unison), C (Major second), Eb (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Bb sus2(add4) chord consists of the Bb (Perfect unison), C (Major second), Eb (Perfect fourth) and F (Perfect fifth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord

How to play the Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Bb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add C (Major second) — 2 semitones above Bb
Add Eb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Bb
Add F (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Bb
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Bb sus2(add4)/Ab chord

Inversions with same root

Ab 6(add9)

Related chords with different root

F m7(add11)

Related slash chords

C m7(add4)(no5)/G#
C m7(add11)(no5)/G#
F 7(sus4)/Ab