How do you play the F 7/Gb chord?

To play the F 7/Gb chord on piano, play the F 7 chord (F, A, C and Eb) with Gb as the lowest bass note. Place the Gb 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/Gb chord means a F 7 chord with Gb in the bass.

F 7/Gb

Q: What notes are in the F 7/Gb chord?

The F 7/Gb chord uses the 4 notes of the F 7 chord — F (Perfect unison), A (Major third), C (Perfect fifth) and Eb (Minor seventh) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F 7/Gb chord

How to play the F 7/Gb chord

Play Gb 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 C (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F
Add Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the F 7/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

F 7(b9)