How do you play the Gb 6/D chord?

To play the Gb 6/D chord on piano, play the Gb 6 chord (Gb, Bb, Db and Eb) with D as the lowest bass note. Place the D 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/D chord means a Gb 6 chord with D in the bass.

Gb 6/D

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

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

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

How to play the Gb 6/D chord

Play D 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/D chord

Related slash chords

Eb m7/D
Eb m7(#9)/D
Gb add13/D