How do you play the Db m7(#11)/Abb chord?

To play the Db m7(#11)/Abb chord on piano, play the Db m7(#11) chord (Db, Fb, Ab, Cb and G) with Abb as the lowest bass note. Place the Abb 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(#11)/Abb chord means a Db m7(#11) chord with Abb in the bass.

Db m7(#11)/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db m7(#11)/Abb chord?

The Db m7(#11)/Abb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db m7(#11) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), Cb (Minor seventh) and G (Augmented eleventh) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m7(#11) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), Ab (Perfect fifth), Cb (Minor seventh) and G (Augmented eleventh) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m7(#11)/Abb chord

How to play the Db m7(#11)/Abb chord

Play Abb 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 Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add G (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m7(#11)/Abb chord

Related chords with different root

Db m7(#11)

Related slash chords

C# m7/G
C# m7(#9)/G
E 6/G
E add13/G