A5 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

✕✕2121AEE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 5 2– – 1 2 1x x A E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 9 5 7– 2 4 1 3x A E E Ahard
9 7 9 10 72 1 3 4 1E A E A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 x x 10 x1 – – 2 –E x x A xeasy
x x 2 x 2– – 1 – 2x x A x Eeasy
9 7 9 5 x3 2 4 1 –E A E E xhard
x 7 9 10 7– 1 2 3 1x A E A Amedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 10 x– – 1 2 –x x E A xeasy
2 2 2 x x1 1 1 – –A E A x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 7– 2 – 1 3x A x E Ahard
9 7 9 x x2 1 3 – –E A E x xmedium
9 x 9 10 x1 – 2 3 –E x E A xeasy
x x 2 5 x– – 1 2 –x x A E xmedium
x 7 9 5 x– 2 3 1 –x A E E xhard
9 7 9 10 x2 1 3 4 –E A E A xmedium
2 x 2 x 21 – 2 – 3A x A x Eeasy

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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.