How do you play the Db maj7/Abb chord?

To play the Db maj7/Abb chord on piano, play the Db maj7 chord (Db, F, Ab and C) 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 maj7/Abb chord means a Db maj7 chord with Abb in the bass.

Db maj7/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db maj7/Abb chord?

The Db maj7/Abb chord uses the 4 notes of the Db maj7 chord — Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and C (Major seventh) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db maj7 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), F (Major third), Ab (Perfect fifth) and C (Major seventh) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db maj7/Abb chord

How to play the Db maj7/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 Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Add C (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Db
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Db maj7/Abb chord

Related chords with different root

Db maj7(#11)