How do you play the Gb 6/Cb chord?

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

Gb 6/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Gb 6/Cb chord?

The Gb 6/Cb chord uses the 4 notes of the Gb 6 chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth) and Eb (Major sixth) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb 6/Cb chord

How to play the Gb 6/Cb chord

Play Cb 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb 6/Cb chord

Inversions with same root

B maj9

Related chords with different root

D# m7(b13)

Related slash chords

Eb m7/B
Eb m7(#9)/B
Gb add13/Cb