How do you play the Db aug/Ebb chord?

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

Db aug/Ebb

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

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

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

How to play the Db aug/Ebb chord

Play Ebb 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/Ebb chord

Inversions with same root

D m(maj7)

Related slash chords

F aug/D
A aug/D