How do you play the Gb 6(add9)/F chord?

To play the Gb 6(add9)/F chord on piano, play the Gb 6(add9) chord (Gb, Bb, Db, Eb 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 6(add9)/F chord means a Gb 6(add9) chord with F in the bass.

Gb 6(add9)/F

Q: What notes are in the Gb 6(add9)/F chord?

The Gb 6(add9)/F chord uses the 5 notes of the Gb 6(add9) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), Eb (Major sixth) and Ab (Major ninth) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb 6(add9) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), Eb (Major sixth) and Ab (Major ninth) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb 6(add9)/F chord

How to play the Gb 6(add9)/F chord

Play F as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Bb (Major third) — 4 semitones above Gb
Add Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
Add Eb (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Gb
Add Ab (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Gb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 6(add9)/F chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m11
Gb maj13

Related slash chords

Eb m7(add11)/F