How do you play the Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord?

To play the Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord on piano, play the Db maj13(#11) chord (Db, F, Ab, C, Eb, G and Bb) 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 maj13(#11)/Cb chord means a Db maj13(#11) chord with Cb in the bass.

Db maj13(#11)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord?

The Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord uses the 7 notes of the Db maj13(#11) chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth), G (Augmented eleventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db maj13(#11) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth), G (Augmented eleventh) and Bb (Major thirteenth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord

How to play the Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord

Play Cb 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 Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Db
Add Eb (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Db
Add G (Augmented eleventh) — 18 semitones above Db
Add Bb (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Db
Press all 8 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj13(#11)/Cb chord