How do you play the Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord?

To play the Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord on piano, play the Gb maj11(no5) chord (Gb, Bb, F, Ab and Cb) 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 maj11(no5)/Cb chord means a Gb maj11(no5) chord with Cb in the bass.

Gb maj11(no5)/Cb

Q: What notes are in the Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord?

The Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord uses the 5 notes of the Gb maj11(no5) chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), F (Major seventh), Ab (Major ninth) and Cb (Perfect eleventh) — with Cb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb maj11(no5) chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), F (Major seventh), Ab (Major ninth) and Cb (Perfect eleventh) notes, with Cb as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord

How to play the Gb maj11(no5)/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 F (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Gb
Add Ab (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Gb
Add Cb (Perfect eleventh) — 17 semitones above Gb
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb maj11(no5)/Cb chord

Related chords with different root

Gb maj11(no5)

Related slash chords

Gb maj9(no5)/Cb