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