How do you play the G Viennese trichord/Ab chord?

To play the G Viennese trichord/Ab chord on piano, play the G Viennese trichord chord (G, Ab and Db) 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 G Viennese trichord/Ab chord?

The G Viennese trichord/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the G Viennese trichord chord — G (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor second) and Db (Diminished fifth) — 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 G Viennese trichord/Ab chord means a G Viennese trichord chord with Ab in the bass.

G Viennese trichord/Ab

The G Viennese trichord chord consists of the G (Perfect unison), Ab (Minor second) and Db (Diminished fifth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

How to play the G Viennese trichord/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Minor second) — 1 semitone above G
Add Db (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above G
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the G Viennese trichord/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

Db sus(#4)
G Viennese trichord

Related slash chords

C# dim(no3)/G#
G dim(no3)/Ab