How do you play the Db add11/Abb chord?

To play the Db add11/Abb chord on piano, play the Db add11 chord (Db, F, Ab and Gb) with Abb as the lowest bass note. Place the Abb 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 add11/Abb chord means a Db add11 chord with Abb in the bass.

Db add11/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db add11/Abb chord?

The Db add11/Abb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db add11 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db add11 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db add11/Abb chord

How to play the Db add11/Abb chord

Play Abb 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 Gb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db add11/Abb chord

Related slash chords

Gb maj7(sus2)/Abb
Gb maj9(sus2)/Abb