A5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E) tuning

✕✕○○11221133AAEEAAEEEE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A E E A A E E E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A E E A A E E x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x x x x x 4 4 5 5– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x E E A Aeasy
x x x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5– – – – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1x x x x A A E E A A A Ahard
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –A A E E A A E E A A E Eeasy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 2 2 4 4 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x A A E E E Emedium
x x 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 5 5– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4x x A A E E A A E E A Amedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 4 4 x x 4 4 5 5– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x x x E E x x E E A Aeasy
x x x x 9 9 9 9 x x 5 5– – – – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1x x x x A A E E x x A Ahard
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –A A E E A A E E A A x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 2 2 4 4 2 2 x x 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x A A E E A A x x E Ehard · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 4 4 2 2 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x A A E E A A x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
4 4 x x 4 4 x x 4 4 5 51 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4E E x x E E x x E E A Ahard
9 9 x x x x 9 9 9 9 5 52 2 – – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1A A x x x x E E A A A Ahard
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –A A E E A A E E x x x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 2 2 x x 2 2 4 4 0 0– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –x x A A x x A A E E E Ehard

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

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.