How do you play the Db add2/Abb chord?

To play the Db add2/Abb chord on piano, play the Db add2 chord (Db, Eb, F and Ab) 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 add2/Abb chord means a Db add2 chord with Abb in the bass.

Db add2/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db add2/Abb chord?

The Db add2/Abb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db add2 chord — Db (Perfect unison), Eb (Major second), F (Major third) and Ab (Perfect fifth) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db add2/Abb chord

How to play the Db add2/Abb chord

Play Abb 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
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db add2/Abb chord

Related chords with different root

F m9(#5)

Related slash chords

Db add9/Abb
F m7(#5)/G
F m7(alt)/G