How do you play the Db aug/Cb chord?

To play the Db aug/Cb chord on piano, play the Db aug chord (Db, F and A) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb 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 aug/Cb chord means a Db aug chord with Cb in the bass.

Db aug/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db aug/Cb chord?

The Db aug/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db aug chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third) and A (Minor sixth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db aug chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third) and A (Minor sixth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db aug/Cb chord

How to play the Db aug/Cb chord

Play Cb 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 A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db aug/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Db 7(#5)

Related slash chords

F aug/Cb
A aug/B