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