How do you play the Gb 5/Cb chord?

To play the Gb 5/Cb chord on piano, play the Gb 5 chord (Gb and Db) with Cb as the lowest bass note. Place the Cb 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/Cb chord?

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

Gb 5/Cb

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

How to play the Gb 5/Cb chord

Play Cb 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/Cb chord

Related chords with same root

B 5(add9)

Inversions with same root

B sus2

Related chords with different root

C# 11(sus4)
F# sus4