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

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

Db m7(alt)/Ab

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

The Db m7(alt)/Ab 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 Ab 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 Ab as the bass note.

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

How to play the Db m7(alt)/Ab chord

Play Ab 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)/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

C# m7(b13)
A maj9

Related slash chords

Db m7(#5)/Ab
A add2/G#
A add9/G#