B5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

✕✕4121BF#F#
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
mediumbarre on fret 4
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 6 4– – 1 2 1x x B F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 9– – – 1 2x x x F# Bmedium
x 11 11 11 9– 2 3 4 1x B F# B Bmedium
11 11 11 11 x1 1 1 1 –F# B F# B xeasy · barre on fret 11
x x 4 x 4– – 1 – 2x x B x F#easy
x 6 x 6 9– 1 – 2 3x F# x F# Bhard
11 11 x 11 92 3 – 4 1F# B x B Bhard
x 11 11 11 x– 1 1 1 –x B F# B xeasy · barre on fret 11
x x 4 6 x– – 1 2 –x x B F# xmedium
x 6 x x 9– 1 – – 2x F# x x Bhard
11 11 11 x 92 3 4 – 1F# B F# x Bhard
11 11 11 x x1 1 1 – –F# B F# x xeasy · barre on fret 11
4 x 4 6 41 – 2 4 3B x B F# F#hard
x 11 11 x 9– 2 3 – 1x B F# x Bhard
x 11 11 x x– 1 2 – –x B F# x xeasy
4 x 4 x 41 – 2 – 3B x B x F#easy

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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.