How do you play the F 7(no5)/Cb chord?

To play the F 7(no5)/Cb chord on piano, play the F 7(no5) chord (F, A and Eb) 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 F 7(no5)/Cb chord means a F 7(no5) chord with Cb in the bass.

F 7(no5)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the F 7(no5)/Cb chord?

The F 7(no5)/Cb chord uses the 3 notes of the F 7(no5) chord — F (Perfect unison), A (Major third) and Eb (Minor seventh) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F 7(no5) chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), A (Major third) and Eb (Minor seventh) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F 7(no5)/Cb chord

How to play the F 7(no5)/Cb chord

Play Cb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add A (Major third) — 4 semitones above F
Add Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the F 7(no5)/Cb chord

Inversions with same root

B 7(b5)

Related chords with different root

F 7(b5)

Related slash chords

D# sus2(b5)/A##