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