How do you play the Gb major/Bb chord?

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

Gb major/Bb

Q: What notes are in the Gb major/Bb chord?

The Gb major/Bb chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb major chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Bb (Major third) and Db (Perfect fifth) — with Bb played as the bass note in the lowest register.

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

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb major/Bb chord

How to play the Gb major/Bb chord

Play Bb 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
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb major/Bb chord

Inversions with same root

Bb m(#5)

Related chords with different root

Gb major

Related slash chords

Gb 5/Bb