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August 28, 2013 By Richie Leave a Comment

Flat five chord

A flat five chord is composed using a root/1st, major 3rd and diminished 5th (or R/1-3-♭5) intervals played simultaneously. Generally written as C♭5, C♭5 or C♭5, it is good practice to simply use an uppercase C followed by a super scripted ♭5 to represent it in writing (ie: C♭5).

You will more often come across a ♭5 chord written as either a ♯11 (which is equivalent to a ♭5 an octave higher) or as a power chord with the 3rd omitted.


Flat five chord profile

Intervals root/1st, major 3rd, diminished 5th or R/1-3-♭5
Stability Dissonant, unresolved
Grouping class Triad
Common names (examples in C) C♭5, C♭5, C♭5


Chord shapes/voicings

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Audio sample(s)

D Flat five chord voicing #2 http://guitar.ricmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/flat-five-chord/d-flat-five-chord-voicing-2.mp3




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