About the A five chord
The A five chord is a A power chord built from A, E. It sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension.
Inversions
(root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A | Root |
| 2 | E | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other A chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
A suspended two A suspended four A seven suspended four A nine suspended four A thirteen suspended four
Sixths and sevenths
A six A minor six A minor flat six A seven A major seven A minor seven A minor seven flat five A diminished seven A minor major seven A major seven flat five A major seven sharp five A minor major seven flat five
Extensions
A nine A add nine A major nine A minor nine A eleven A thirteen A six nine A minor add nine A major eleven A major thirteen A minor eleven A minor thirteen A minor six nine A minor major nine A minor major eleven
Altered
Functional relationships
These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.
Dominant
The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.
Subdominant
The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.
