How do you play the Gb maj9/Db chord?

To play the Gb maj9/Db chord on piano, play the Gb maj9 chord (Gb, Bb, Db, F and Ab) 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 maj9/Db chord means a Gb maj9 chord with Db in the bass.

Gb maj9/Db

Q: What notes are in the Gb maj9/Db chord?

The Gb maj9/Db chord uses the 5 notes of the Gb maj9 chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), F (Major seventh) and Ab (Major ninth) — with Db played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb maj9 chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third), Db (Perfect fifth), F (Major seventh) and Ab (Major ninth) notes, with Db as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb maj9/Db chord

How to play the Gb maj9/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
Press all 6 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb maj9/Db chord

Related chords with different root

Gb maj9
Bb m7(b13)

Related slash chords

Gb maj9(no5)/Db