How do you play the Gb maj13/Db chord?

To play the Gb maj13/Db chord on piano, play the Gb maj13 chord (Gb, Bb, Db, F, Ab and Eb) with Db as the lowest bass note. Place the Db 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 maj13/Db chord means a Gb maj13 chord with Db in the bass.

Gb maj13/Db

Q: What notes are in the Gb maj13/Db chord?

The Gb maj13/Db chord uses the 6 notes of the Gb maj13 chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), F (Major seventh), Ab (Major ninth) and Eb (Major thirteenth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb maj13 chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), F (Major seventh), Ab (Major ninth) and Eb (Major thirteenth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb maj13/Db chord

How to play the Gb maj13/Db chord

Play Db 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 F (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Gb
Add Ab (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above Gb
Add Eb (Major thirteenth) — 21 semitones above Gb
Press all 7 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb maj13/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Eb m11
Gb maj13