B5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

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

○○○○11111122BBF#F#BBF#F#F#F#BB
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –B B F# F# B B F# F# F# F# B Bmedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –B B F# F# B B x x x x x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x B B x x F# F# F# F# B Bhard
x x x x x x x x 5 5 7 7– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x B B F# F#medium
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2x x B B F# F# B B F# F# F# F#medium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 12 12– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x B B F# F# B Bmedium
x x x x x x x x 12 12 12 12– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x F# F# B Beasy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –B B F# F# B B x x F# F# B Beasy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 x x x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –B B F# F# x x x x x x x xeasy
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 3x x B B x x F# F# F# F# F# F#hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x B B F# F# B B B B B Bhard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x B B F# F# B B F# F# B Bmedium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x B B F# F# B Bmedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –B B F# F# B B F# F# F# F# x xmedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –B B F# F# B B F# F# x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 5 5 0 0– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B x x F# F# B B B Bhard

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