B5 chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

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

✕231BF#B
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 4 2– 2 3 1x B F# Bmedium
x 4 4 x– 1 2 –x B F# xeasy
6 x 9 91 – 2 3F# x B F#hard
x x 9 9– – 1 2x x B F#easy
11 11 x x1 2 – –B F# x xeasy
x x 4 2– – 2 1x x F# Bmedium
6 4 4 x3 1 2 –F# B F# xmedium
6 x 9 x1 – 2 –F# x B xhard
11 11 9 93 4 1 2B F# B F#medium
6 4 4 24 2 3 1F# B F# Bhard
6 4 x x2 1 – –F# B x xmedium
11 11 9 x2 3 1 –B F# B xmedium
6 x 4 23 – 2 1F# x F# Bhard
11 x 9 93 – 1 2B x B F#hard
6 4 x 23 2 – 1F# B x Bhard
11 11 x 92 3 – 1B F# x F#hard

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