A5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:A · E

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 2 2	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	x x A A E E A A A A E E	medium
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x A A E E A A x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 4 4 7 7 7 7	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x A A E E A A	medium
9 9 9 9 9 9 x x 0 0 7 7	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – – 1 1	A A E E A A x x A A A A	hard
9 9 9 9 9 9 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	A A E E A A x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 x x	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x E E A A x x	easy
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x A A E E A A A A x x	medium
x x 2 2 4 4 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x A A E E x x x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 4 4 7 7 x x	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x A A E E x x	medium
9 9 9 9 9 9 x x 7 7 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	A A E E A A x x E E x x	hard
9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 0 0 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	A A E E A A E E A A x x	medium · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 4 4 0 0 2 2	– – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1	x x x x x x A A A A E E	medium
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x 2 2	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	x x A A E E A A x x E E	hard
x x x x 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x E E A A A A x x	easy
x x x x 9 9 11 11 7 7 7 7	– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x x x A A E E E E A A	hard
9 9 9 9 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	A A E E x x x x x x x x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
5	7	E

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A#5 B5

See A5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

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.