How do you play the Db add2(no5)/A chord?

To play the Db add2(no5)/A chord on piano, play the Db add2(no5) chord (Db, Eb and F) 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 notes are in the Db add2(no5)/A chord?

The Db add2(no5)/A chord uses the 3 notes of the Db add2(no5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Eb (Major second) and F (Major third) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 add2(no5)/A chord means a Db add2(no5) chord with A in the bass.

Db add2(no5)/A

The Db add2(no5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Eb (Major second) and F (Major third) notes, with A as the bass note.

How to play the Db add2(no5)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Major second) — 2 semitones above Db
Add F (Major third) — 4 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db add2(no5)/A chord

Related chords with different root

F 7(#5)

Related slash chords

Db add9(no5)/A