How do you play the Db 6/Cb chord?

To play the Db 6/Cb chord on piano, play the Db 6 chord (Db, F, Ab and Bb) 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 Db 6/Cb chord means a Db 6 chord with Cb in the bass.

Db 6/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db 6/Cb chord?

The Db 6/Cb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db 6 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Major sixth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db 6 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Bb (Major sixth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db 6/Cb chord

How to play the Db 6/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Major third) — 4 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db 6/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Db m7(add6)
Db 7(add6)
Bb m7(b9)
Bb m7(b9)(#9)

Related slash chords

Db add13/Cb
Bb m7/Cb
Bb m7(#9)/Cb