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