How do you play the F Petrushka chord/Ab chord?

To play the F Petrushka chord/Ab chord on piano, play the F Petrushka chord chord (F, Gb, A, B, C 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 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 Petrushka chord/Ab chord means a F Petrushka chord chord with Ab in the bass.

F Petrushka chord/Ab

Q: What notes are in the F Petrushka chord/Ab chord?

The F Petrushka chord/Ab chord uses the 6 notes of the F Petrushka chord chord — F (Perfect unison), Gb (Minor second), A (Major third), B (Diminished fifth), C (Perfect fifth) and Eb (Minor seventh) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a F Petrushka chord/Ab chord

How to play the F Petrushka chord/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Gb (Minor second) — 1 semitone above F
Add A (Major third) — 4 semitones above F
Add B (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above F
Add C (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F
Add Eb (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above F
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the F Petrushka chord/Ab chord

Related slash chords

B Petrushka chord/G#