How do you play the Gb 5/Dbb chord?

To play the Gb 5/Dbb chord on piano, play the Gb 5 chord (Gb and Db) 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 notes are in the Gb 5/Dbb chord?

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

Gb 5/Dbb

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

How to play the Gb 5/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
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 5/Dbb chord

Inversions with same root

C Viennese trichord

Related chords with different root

Gb sus(#4)