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