How do you play the Db m7(#5)/Cb chord?

To play the Db m7(#5)/Cb chord on piano, play the Db m7(#5) chord (Db, Fb, A and Cb) 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 m7(#5)/Cb chord means a Db m7(#5) chord with Cb in the bass.

Db m7(#5)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db m7(#5)/Cb chord?

The Db m7(#5)/Cb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db m7(#5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m7(#5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth) and Cb (Minor seventh) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m7(#5)/Cb chord

How to play the Db m7(#5)/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 A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m7(#5)/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Db m7(#5)
Db m7(alt)
A add2
A add9

Related slash chords

Db m(#5)/Cb
A major/B