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