How do you play the G m(add13)/Ab chord?

To play the G m(add13)/Ab chord on piano, play the G m(add13) chord (G, Bb, D and E) 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 G m(add13)/Ab chord means a G m(add13) chord with Ab in the bass.

G m(add13)/Ab

Q: What notes are in the G m(add13)/Ab chord?

The G m(add13)/Ab chord uses the 4 notes of the G m(add13) chord — G (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor third), D (Perfect fifth) and E (Major thirteenth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The G m(add13) chord consists of the G (Perfect unison), Bb (Minor third), D (Perfect fifth) and E (Major thirteenth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a G m(add13)/Ab chord

How to play the G m(add13)/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find G (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above G
Add D (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above G
Add E (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above G
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the G m(add13)/Ab chord

Related slash chords

E m7(b5)/G#
G m6/Ab
Bb 6(b5)/Ab