How do you play the Db add9(no5)/Bb chord?

To play the Db add9(no5)/Bb chord on piano, play the Db add9(no5) chord (Db, F and Eb) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Db add9(no5)/Bb chord?

The Db add9(no5)/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db add9(no5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third) and Eb (Major ninth) — with Bb 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 add9(no5)/Bb chord means a Db add9(no5) chord with Bb in the bass.

Db add9(no5)/Bb

The Db add9(no5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third) and Eb (Major ninth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

How to play the Db add9(no5)/Bb chord

Play Bb 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 Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db add9(no5)/Bb chord

Related chords with same root

Bb m(add11)

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(sus2)
Eb 9(sus2)

Related slash chords

Db add2(no5)/Bb