Chord Colors

A sharp seven chord

Inversions

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(root position)

Notes and intervals

1 A sharp Root
2 C double sharp Major 3rd
3 E sharp Perfect 5th
4 G sharp Minor 7th

Keys that use A sharp seven

A sharp seven is diatonic to these keys, where it acts as the chord shown.

IA sharp Mixolydian IIG sharp Lydian IIIG Phrygian IVF Dorian VD sharp Major VID Locrian VIIC Natural Minor

About the A sharp seven chord

The A sharp seven chord is a A sharp dominant seventh built from A sharp, C double sharp, E sharp, G sharp. You will most often meet it as the I chord in A sharp Mixolydian. Tap the keys or frets above to hear each note, or press Play chord to hear them together.

It is also written B flat seven , which spells the same notes enharmonically.

Other A sharp chords

Simpler triads

A sharp A sharp minor A sharp diminished A sharp augmented

Suspended

A sharp suspended two A sharp suspended four A sharp seven suspended four

Sixths and sevenths

A sharp six A sharp minor six A sharp major seven A sharp minor seven A sharp minor seven flat five A sharp diminished seven A sharp minor major seven

Extensions

A sharp nine A sharp add nine A sharp major nine A sharp minor nine A sharp eleven A sharp thirteen A sharp six over nine A sharp minor add nine

Altered

A sharp seven sharp five

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Relative minor G minor

The relative minor uses the same notes and key signature, so it works as a calmer, darker home base.

Parallel minor A sharp minor

The parallel minor keeps the same root note but lowers the third, giving the same key a darker, sadder sound.

Dominant F

The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.

Subdominant D sharp

The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.

Tritone substitution E seven

The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.

What do the colors mean?

Every note has its own fixed color, laid out around the circle of fifths. Once you know the colors, chords and scales turn into patterns you can recognize at a glance.

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