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