How do you play the Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord?

To play the Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord on piano, play the Db maj11(no5) chord (Db, F, C, Eb and Gb) 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 maj11(no5)/Abb chord means a Db maj11(no5) chord with Abb in the bass.

Db maj11(no5)/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord?

The Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord uses the 5 notes of the Db maj11(no5) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db maj11(no5) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth) and Gb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord

How to play the Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord

Play Abb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add F (Major third) — 4 semitones above Db
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Add Gb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Db
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj11(no5)/Abb chord