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

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

Gb 5(add9)/F

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

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

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

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

Play F 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)/F chord

Related chords with different root

Db add11
Gb maj7(sus2)
Gb maj9(sus2)

Related slash chords

Db sus4/F
Gb sus2/F
Ab 11(sus4)/F