How do you play the Db maj13/Gb chord?

To play the Db maj13/Gb chord on piano, play the Db maj13 chord (Db, F, Ab, C, Eb and Bb) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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/Gb chord means a Db maj13 chord with Gb in the bass.

Db maj13/Gb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj13/Gb chord?

The Db maj13/Gb chord uses the 6 notes of the Db maj13 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth), C (Major seventh), Eb (Major ninth) and Bb (Major thirteenth) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj13/Gb chord

How to play the Db maj13/Gb chord

Play Gb 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 Bb (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Db
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj13/Gb chord

Inversions with same root

Gb maj13(#11)

Related slash chords

Bb m11/F#