How do you play the Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord?

To play the Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord on piano, play the Db m(maj7)(add13) chord (Db, Fb, Ab, C and Bb) 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 m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord means a Db m(maj7)(add13) chord with Cb in the bass.

Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord?

The Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db m(maj7)(add13) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m(maj7)(add13) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord

How to play the Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord

Play Cb 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 Bb (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m(maj7)(add13)/Cb chord