A5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D
in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 2 x x | – – 1 2 – – | x A E A x x | easy | |
| x x x 2 5 2 | – – – 1 2 1 | x x x A E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 0 7 x 5 7 | 2 – 3 – 1 4 | A A A x E A | hard | |
| 7 7 7 x x x | 1 1 1 – – – | A E A x x x | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 x 9 10 x | – – – 1 2 – | x A x E A x | easy | |
| x 0 2 2 5 2 | – – 1 1 2 1 | x A E A E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x x 2 x 2 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x A x E | easy | |
| 7 7 7 x 5 x | 2 3 4 – 1 – | A E A x E x | hard | |
| 7 7 7 9 10 7 | 1 1 1 2 3 1 | A E A E A A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 12 x 9 10 x | – 3 – 1 2 – | x A x E A x | hard | |
| x 0 2 2 x 2 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x A E A x E | easy | |
| x x x 2 5 x | – – – 1 2 – | x x x A E x | medium | |
| x 0 7 9 5 7 | – – 2 4 1 3 | x A A E E A | hard | |
| 7 7 x x x x | 1 2 – – – – | A E x x x x | easy | |
| x 12 x 9 x x | – 2 – 1 – – | x A x E x x | hard | |
| x 0 2 2 5 x | – – 1 2 3 – | x A E A E x | medium |
The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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
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.