How do you play the Db sus2/Bb chord?

To play the Db sus2/Bb chord on piano, play the Db sus2 chord (Db, Eb and Ab) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb 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 sus2/Bb chord means a Db sus2 chord with Bb in the bass.

Db sus2/Bb

Q: What notes are in the Db sus2/Bb chord?

The Db sus2/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db sus2 chord — Db (Perfect unison), Eb (Major second) and Ab (Perfect fifth) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db sus2 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Eb (Major second) and Ab (Perfect fifth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db sus2/Bb chord

How to play the Db sus2/Bb chord

Play Bb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Major second) — 2 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db sus2/Bb chord

Related chords with same root

Bb m7(add4)(no5)

Inversions with same root

Bb m7(add11)(no5)

Related chords with different root

Eb 7(sus4)
Ab sus2(add4)

Related slash chords

Db 5(add9)/Bb
Eb 11(sus4)/Bb
Ab sus4/Bb