How do you play the Db Petrushka chord/F chord?

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

Db Petrushka chord/F

Q: What notes are in the Db Petrushka chord/F chord?

The Db Petrushka chord/F chord uses the 6 notes of the Db Petrushka chord chord — Db (Perfect unison), Ebb (Minor second), F (Major third), G (Diminished fifth), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Cb (Minor seventh) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db Petrushka chord chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Ebb (Minor second), F (Major third), G (Diminished fifth), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Cb (Minor seventh) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db Petrushka chord/F chord

How to play the Db Petrushka chord/F chord

Play F 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 G (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Db Petrushka chord/F chord

Related chords with different root

Db Petrushka chord
G Petrushka chord