How do you play the Db m7(add6)/Gb chord?

To play the Db m7(add6)/Gb chord on piano, play the Db m7(add6) chord (Db, F, Ab, Bb and Cb) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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 m7(add6)/Gb chord means a Db m7(add6) chord with Gb in the bass.

Db m7(add6)/Gb

Q: What notes are in the Db m7(add6)/Gb chord?

The Db m7(add6)/Gb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db m7(add6) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), Bb (Major sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m7(add6) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), Bb (Major sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m7(add6)/Gb chord

How to play the Db m7(add6)/Gb chord

Play Gb 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 Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m7(add6)/Gb chord

Inversions with same root

Gb maj11

Related slash chords

Db 7(add6)/Gb
Bb m7(b9)/F#
Bb m7(b9)(#9)/F#