How do you play the Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord?

To play the Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord on piano, play the Db 9(no5) chord (Db, F, Cb and Eb) with Ebb as the lowest bass note. Place the Ebb 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 9(no5)/Ebb chord means a Db 9(no5) chord with Ebb in the bass.

Db 9(no5)/Ebb

Q: What notes are in the Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord?

The Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db 9(no5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Cb (Minor seventh) and Eb (Major ninth) — with Ebb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db 9(no5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Cb (Minor seventh) and Eb (Major ninth) notes, with Ebb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord

How to play the Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord

Play Ebb 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 Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db 9(no5)/Ebb chord