A5 chord on Balalaika – Minor (GBD)

in Minor (GBD) tuning

2121AEE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 5 21 2 1A E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 5 7– 1 2x E Amedium
9 10 72 3 1E A Amedium
9 10 x1 2 –E A xeasy
2 x 21 – 2A x Eeasy
9 5 73 1 2E E Ahard
9 x 72 – 1E x Ahard
2 5 x1 2 –A E xmedium

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika – Minor (GBD) 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.