A5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○22331144AAEEEEAAEEEE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 02 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 – –A A E E E E A A E E E Ehard
5 5 5 5 5 5 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 5
x x 10 10 12 12 8 8 10 10 0 0– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A E E E E A A E Ehard
x x x x x x x x 10 10 12 12– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x A A E Emedium
5 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 5 5 x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 – –A A E E E E A A E E x xhard
5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1A A E E A A E E E E A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 12 12 8 8 10 10 x x– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A E E E E A A x xhard
x x 10 10 12 12 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –x x A A E E x x x x x xmedium
x x x x 5 5 1 1 5 5 0 0– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x x x A A A A E E E Ehard
5 5 5 5 0 0 x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –A A E E E E x x x x x xeasy
x x 10 10 x x 8 8 10 10 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A x x E E A A E Ehard
x x 10 10 12 12 x x 10 10 12 12– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x A A E E x x A A E Ehard
5 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 x x x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – – – –A A E E E E A A x x x xhard
5 5 5 5 x x x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –A A E E x x x x x x x xeasy
x x 10 10 x x 8 8 10 10 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x A A x x E E A A x xhard
x x 10 10 12 12 x x 10 10 0 0– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –x x A A E E x x A A E Ehard

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