How do you play the Db m7(alt)/A chord?

To play the Db m7(alt)/A chord on piano, play the Db m7(alt) chord (Db, Fb, A, Cb and Fb) 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 m7(alt)/A chord means a Db m7(alt) chord with A in the bass.

Db m7(alt)/A

Q: What notes are in the Db m7(alt)/A chord?

The Db m7(alt)/A chord uses the 5 notes of the Db m7(alt) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and Fb (Minor tenth) — with A played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m7(alt) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and Fb (Minor tenth) notes, with A as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m7(alt)/A chord

How to play the Db m7(alt)/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 A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add Fb (Minor tenth) — 15 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m7(alt)/A chord

Inversions with same root

A add2
A add9

Related chords with different root

Db m7(#5)
Db m7(alt)

Related slash chords

C# m7(no5)/G##
C# m7(#9)(no5)/G##
E 6(sus)/A