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