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

To play the Gb add9(no5)/Dbb chord on piano, play the Gb add9(no5) chord (Gb, Bb and Ab) 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 add9(no5)/Dbb chord?

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

Gb add9(no5)/Dbb

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

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

Play Dbb 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)/Dbb chord

Related chords with different root

Ab 9(no5)

Related slash chords

Gb add2(no5)/Dbb