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