How do you play the C m(#5)/Db chord?

To play the C m(#5)/Db chord on piano, play the C m(#5) chord (C, Eb and G#) 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 C m(#5)/Db chord?

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

C m(#5)/Db

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

How to play the C m(#5)/Db chord

Play Db as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find C (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above C
Add G# (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above C
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the C m(#5)/Db chord

Inversions with same root

Db maj7(sus2)
Db maj9(sus2)

Related chords with different root

Ab add11

Related slash chords

Ab major/Db