How do you play the Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord?

To play the Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord on piano, play the Gb 5(add9) chord (Gb, Db and Ab) with Dbb as the lowest bass note. Place the Dbb 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 Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord means a Gb 5(add9) chord with Dbb in the bass.

Gb 5(add9)/Dbb

Q: What notes are in the Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord?

The Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb 5(add9) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Major ninth) — with Dbb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb 5(add9) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Db (Perfect fifth) and Ab (Major ninth) notes, with Dbb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord

How to play the Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord

Play Dbb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
Add Ab (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 5(add9)/Dbb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab 7(add11)(no5)

Related slash chords

Db sus4/C
Gb sus2/Dbb
Ab 11(sus4)/C