How do you play the Gb major/D chord?

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

Gb major/D

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

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

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

How to play the Gb major/D chord

Play D 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/D chord

Inversions with same root

D maj7(#5)

Related slash chords

Bb m(#5)/D