A5 chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

in Fifths (C-G-D-A) tuning

✕○12AEA
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 2 0– 1 2 –x A E Aeasy
x 2 2 x– 1 2 –x A E xeasy
4 x x 01 – – –E x x Aeasy
x x 7 7– – 1 2x x A Eeasy
9 9 x x1 2 – –A E x xeasy
x x 2 0– – 1 –x x E Aeasy
4 2 2 x3 1 2 –E A E xmedium
4 x 7 01 – 2 –E x A Ahard
9 9 7 73 4 1 2A E A Emedium
9 9 x 01 2 – –A E x Aeasy
4 2 2 03 1 2 –E A E Amedium
4 2 x x2 1 – –E A x xmedium
4 x 7 71 – 2 3E x A Ehard
9 9 7 02 3 1 –A E A Amedium
9 9 x 121 2 – 3A E x Ahard
4 x 2 02 – 1 –E x E Ahard

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A) 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.