How do you play the F minor/Gb chord?

To play the F minor/Gb chord on piano, play the F minor chord (F, Ab and C) 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 minor/Gb chord means a F minor chord with Gb in the bass.

F minor/Gb

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

The F minor/Gb chord uses the 3 notes of the F minor chord — F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third) and C (Perfect fifth) — with Gb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The F minor chord consists of the F (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor third) and C (Perfect fifth) notes, with Gb as the bass note.

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

How to play the F minor/Gb chord

Play Gb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find F (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Minor third) — 3 semitones above F
Add C (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above F
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the F minor/Gb chord

Related chords with different root

F m(addb9)