How do you play the Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord?

To play the Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord on piano, play the Gb add9(no5) chord (Gb, Bb and Ab) with Bb as the lowest bass note. Place the Bb note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What notes are in the Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord?

The Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb add9(no5) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third) and Ab (Major ninth) — with Bb 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 add9(no5)/Bb chord means a Gb add9(no5) chord with Bb in the bass.

Gb add9(no5)/Bb

The Gb add9(no5) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third) and Ab (Major ninth) notes, with Bb as the bass note.

How to play the Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord

Play Bb 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 Ab (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb add9(no5)/Bb chord

Related chords with different root

Gb add2(no5)
Gb add9(no5)

Related slash chords

Ab 7(no3)/Bb