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

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

Db Petrushka chord/Gb

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

The Db Petrushka chord/Gb 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 Gb 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 Gb as the bass note.

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

How to play the Db Petrushka chord/Gb chord

Play Gb 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/Gb chord

Related slash chords

G Petrushka chord/F#