How do you play the Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord?

To play the Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord on piano, play the Db m(maj13)(#11) chord (Db, Fb, Ab, C, Eb, G and Bb) 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 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 m(maj13)(#11)/A chord means a Db m(maj13)(#11) chord with A in the bass.

Db m(maj13)(#11)/A

Q: What notes are in the Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord?

The Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord uses the 7 notes of the Db m(maj13)(#11) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth), G (Augmented eleventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m(maj13)(#11) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth), G (Augmented eleventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord

How to play the Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord

Play A as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Fb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Add G (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Db
Press all 8 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m(maj13)(#11)/A chord