How do you play the Gb sus2/Ab chord?

To play the Gb sus2/Ab chord on piano, play the Gb sus2 chord (Gb, Ab and Db) with Ab as the lowest bass note. Place the Ab 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 sus2/Ab chord means a Gb sus2 chord with Ab in the bass.

Gb sus2/Ab

Q: What notes are in the Gb sus2/Ab chord?

The Gb sus2/Ab chord uses the 3 notes of the Gb sus2 chord — Gb (Perfect unison), Ab (Major second) and Db (Perfect fifth) — with Ab played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The Gb sus2 chord consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), Ab (Major second) and Db (Perfect fifth) notes, with Ab as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a Gb sus2/Ab chord

How to play the Gb sus2/Ab chord

Play Ab as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add Ab (Major second) — 2 semitones above Gb
Add Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the Gb sus2/Ab chord

Inversions with same root

Ab 11(sus4)

Related chords with different root

Db sus4
Gb sus2
Gb 5(add9)

Related slash chords

Gb 5/Ab