A5 chord on Balalaika – Folk (CEG)

in Folk (CEG) tuning

✕○1EA
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2– – 1x E Aeasy
4 5 22 3 1E A Amedium
4 5 x1 2 –E A xeasy
9 5 92 1 3A A Ehard
9 12 91 2 1A E Emedium · barre on fret 9
4 0 22 – 1E E Amedium
4 x 22 – 1E x Ahard
x 5 9– 1 2x A Ehard
9 x 91 – 2A x Eeasy
9 12 x1 2 –A E xmedium
9 0 91 – 2A E Eeasy
9 0 x1 – –A E xeasy

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika – Folk (CEG) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
57E

More A chords

Other roots

See A5 in another tuning

What notes make up the A5 chord?

A5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes A, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.