A5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

○○○○○○✕✕1122AAEEAAEEAA
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
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Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –A A E E A A E E A A x xeasy
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 3 3 5 5– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4x x A A x x E E A A E Ehard
x x x x x x x x 3 3 5 5– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x A A E Emedium
0 0 5 5 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –A A A A E E A A x x x xmedium
0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –A A E E E E A A x x x xeasy
0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 10 10 10 10– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2A A E E A A x x E E A Aeasy
12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –A A E E A A x x x x x xeasy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3A A E E A A E E A A E Emedium
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 3 3 x x– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x A A x x E E A A x xhard
x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 3 3 x x– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x A A E E A A A A x xhard
x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x A A E E A A x x x xmedium
0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4A A E E E E A A E E A Amedium
x x x x 0 0 x x 10 10 10 10– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x A A x x E E A Aeasy
0 0 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –A A E E A A x x x x x xeasy
0 0 5 5 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4A A A A A A E E A A E Emedium
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 x x x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x A A x x E E x x x xhard

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop 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.