How do you play the Db sus4/Abb chord?

To play the Db sus4/Abb chord on piano, play the Db sus4 chord (Db, Gb and Ab) 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 sus4/Abb chord means a Db sus4 chord with Abb in the bass.

Db sus4/Abb

Q: What notes are in the Db sus4/Abb chord?

The Db sus4/Abb chord uses the 3 notes of the Db sus4 chord — Db (Perfect unison), Gb (Perfect fourth) and Ab (Perfect fifth) — with Abb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Db sus4 chord consists of the Db (Perfect unison), Gb (Perfect fourth) and Ab (Perfect fifth) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Db sus4/Abb chord

How to play the Db sus4/Abb chord

Play Abb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Db (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Gb (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Db
Add Ab (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Db
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Db sus4/Abb chord

Related slash chords

Gb sus2/Abb
Gb 5(add9)/Abb
Ab 11(sus4)/G