How do you play the Gb 5/Abb chord?

To play the Gb 5/Abb chord on piano, play the Gb 5 chord (Gb and Db) with Abb as the lowest bass note. Place the Abb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Gb 5/Abb chord?

The Gb 5/Abb chord uses the 2 notes of the Gb 5 chord — Gb (Perfect unison) and Db (Perfect fifth) — with Abb 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 Gb 5/Abb chord means a Gb 5 chord with Abb in the bass.

Gb 5/Abb

The Gb 5 chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison) and Db (Perfect fifth) notes, with Abb as the bass note.

How to play the Gb 5/Abb chord

Play Abb as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 5/Abb chord

Inversions with same root

G maj7(b5)(sus)

Related chords with different root

C# sus4(b5)