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