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