How do you play the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord?

To play the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord on piano, play the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord (Db, Ebb, F, Gb, A and Bb) with A as the lowest bass note. Place the A 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 Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord means a Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord with A in the bass.

Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A

Q: What notes are in the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord?

The Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord uses the 6 notes of the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord — Db (Perfect unison), Ebb (Minor second), F (Major third), Gb (Perfect fourth), A (Minor sixth) and Bb (Major sixth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Ebb (Minor second), F (Major third), Gb (Perfect fourth), A (Minor sixth) and Bb (Major sixth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord

How to play the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ebb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above Db
Add F (Major third) — 4 semitones above Db
Add Gb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Db
Add A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Db
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord/A chord

Inversions with same root

A Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord

Related chords with different root

Db Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord
F Ode-to-Napoleon hexachord