About the A sharp five chord
The A sharp five chord is a A sharp power chord built from A sharp, E sharp. It sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension.
It is also written B flat five , which spells the same notes enharmonically.
Inversions
(root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A sharp | Root |
| 2 | E sharp | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other A sharp chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
A sharp suspended two A sharp suspended four A sharp seven suspended four A sharp nine suspended four A sharp thirteen suspended four
Sixths and sevenths
A sharp six A sharp minor six A sharp minor flat six A sharp seven A sharp major seven A sharp minor seven A sharp minor seven flat five A sharp diminished seven A sharp minor major seven A sharp major seven flat five A sharp major seven sharp five A sharp minor major seven flat five
Extensions
A sharp nine A sharp add nine A sharp major nine A sharp minor nine A sharp eleven A sharp thirteen A sharp six nine A sharp minor add nine A sharp major eleven A sharp major thirteen A sharp minor eleven A sharp minor thirteen A sharp minor six nine A sharp minor major nine A sharp 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.
