How do you play the Db m9(#5)/Abb chord?

To play the Db m9(#5)/Abb chord on piano, play the Db m9(#5) chord (Db, Fb, A, Cb and Eb) 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 m9(#5)/Abb chord means a Db m9(#5) chord with Abb in the bass.

Db m9(#5)/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db m9(#5)/Abb chord?

The Db m9(#5)/Abb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db m9(#5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and Eb (Major ninth) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db m9(#5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Fb (Minor third), A (Minor sixth), Cb (Minor seventh) and Eb (Major ninth) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db m9(#5)/Abb chord

How to play the Db m9(#5)/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 A (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Db
Add Cb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db m9(#5)/Abb chord

Related chords with different root

A 9(#11)