How do you play the Db 9/Bb chord?

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

Db 9/Bb

Q: What notes are in the Db 9/Bb chord?

The Db 9/Bb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db 9 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), Cb (Minor seventh) and Eb (Major ninth) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db 9/Bb chord

How to play the Db 9/Bb chord

Play Bb 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 Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db 9/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

Db 13