How do you play the Gb maj7/F chord?

To play the Gb maj7/F chord on piano, play the Gb maj7 chord (Gb, Bb, Db and F) with F as the lowest bass note. Place the F 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 maj7/F chord means a Gb maj7 chord with F in the bass.

Gb maj7/F

Q: What notes are in the Gb maj7/F chord?

The Gb maj7/F chord uses the 4 notes of the Gb maj7 chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth) and F (Major seventh) — with F played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb maj7 chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth) and F (Major seventh) notes, with F as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb maj7/F chord

How to play the Gb maj7/F chord

Play F 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
Press all 5 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb maj7/F chord

Related chords with different root

Gb maj7

Related slash chords

Gb major/F
Bb m(#5)/F