How do you play the F 7(no3)/Ab chord?

To play the F 7(no3)/Ab chord on piano, play the F 7(no3) chord (F and Eb) with Ab as the lowest bass note. Place the Ab note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the F 7(no3)/Ab chord?

The F 7(no3)/Ab chord uses the 2 notes of the F 7(no3) chord — F (Perfect unison) and Eb (Minor seventh) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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 F 7(no3)/Ab chord means a F 7(no3) chord with Ab in the bass.

F 7(no3)/Ab

The F 7(no3) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison) and Eb (Minor seventh) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

How to play the F 7(no3)/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the F 7(no3)/Ab chord

Inversions with same root

Ab 6(sus)

Related chords with different root

F m7(no5)
F m7(#9)(no5)