How do you play the Db 7(alt)/C chord?

To play the Db 7(alt)/C chord on piano, play the Db 7(alt) chord (Db, F, A, Cb and E) with C as the lowest bass note. Place the C 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 7(alt)/C chord means a Db 7(alt) chord with C in the bass.

Db 7(alt)/C

Q: What notes are in the Db 7(alt)/C chord?

The Db 7(alt)/C chord uses the 5 notes of the Db 7(alt) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and E (Minor tenth) — with C played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db 7(alt) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and E (Minor tenth) notes, with C as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db 7(alt)/C chord

How to play the Db 7(alt)/C chord

Play C 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 A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add E (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db 7(alt)/C chord