B5 chord on Balalaika – Folk (CEG)

in Folk (CEG) tuning

✕12F#B
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4– 1 2x F# Bmedium
6 7 42 3 1F# B Bmedium
6 7 x1 2 –F# B xeasy
11 7 112 1 3B B F#hard
11 x 111 – 2B x F#easy
6 2 43 1 2F# F# Bhard
6 x 42 – 1F# x Bhard
x 7 11– 1 2x B F#hard

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. 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 B5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
57F#

More B chords

Other roots

See B5 in another tuning

What notes make up the B5 chord?

B5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes B, F#.

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.