How do you play the Db sus(#4)/Cb chord?

To play the Db sus(#4)/Cb chord on piano, play the Db sus(#4) chord (Db, G and Ab) 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 sus(#4)/Cb chord means a Db sus(#4) chord with Cb in the bass.

Db sus(#4)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Db sus(#4)/Cb chord?

The Db sus(#4)/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db sus(#4) chord — Db (Perfect unison), G (Diminished fifth) and Ab (Perfect fifth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db sus(#4) chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), G (Diminished fifth) and Ab (Perfect fifth) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db sus(#4)/Cb chord

How to play the Db sus(#4)/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db sus(#4)/Cb chord

Related slash chords

G Viennese trichord/B