How do you play the Gb aug/Ab chord?

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

Gb aug/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Gb aug/Ab chord?

The Gb aug/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb aug chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third) and D (Minor sixth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb aug chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third) and D (Minor sixth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb aug/Ab chord

How to play the Gb aug/Ab chord

Play Ab 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 D (Minor sixth) — 8 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb aug/Ab chord

Related chords with different root

Bb 7(#5)

Related slash chords

D aug/Ab
Bb aug/Ab