A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

Also known as:
A Dominant 7th Flat 5 , A75

The A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord has a dominant quality which includes a Major Third interval but has a minor Seventh rather than a Major Seventh. A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord contains the notes A, C♯, E, G. The A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord is an Altered type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root A, the Third C♯, and the Fifth E) with at least one altered (raised or lowered) note, in this case the Flat Fifth E.

Below you will find the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

A, C♯, E, G

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
A1Tonic
C♯3Mediant
E5Dominant
G7Subtonic

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > C♯4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E6Tritone
A > G10minor 7th (m7)

Scales related to A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord.

III+ Chord of F Whole Tone Scale

Different Spellings

Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord.

III+ Chord of E♯ Whole Tone Scale

Chords related to A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

Same Notes

Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord.

D♯ Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

E Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

Same Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord and have the same root note.

A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Different Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord but have a different root note.

D♯ Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

E Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord

D♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

E Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

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