B5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:B · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 3 x	– – – 1 2 –	B F# B F# B x	easy
x 5 x 2 3 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	x B x F# B F#	hard
x x x x 3 5	– – – – 1 2	x x x x B F#	medium
0 5 7 7 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	B B F# B x x	medium
0 0 7 7 x x	– – 1 2 – –	B F# F# B x x	easy
0 0 0 x 10 10	– – – – 1 2	B F# B x F# B	easy
12 12 12 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	B F# B x x x	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 2 3 5	– – – 1 2 3	B F# B F# B F#	medium
x 5 x 2 3 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x B x F# B x	hard
x 5 7 7 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x B F# B B x	hard
x 5 7 7 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x B F# B x x	medium
0 0 7 7 10 10	– – 1 2 3 4	B F# F# B F# B	medium
x x 0 x 10 10	– – – – 1 2	x x B x F# B	easy
0 12 12 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	B F# B x x x	easy
0 5 0 2 3 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	B B B F# B F#	medium
x 5 x 2 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x B x F# x x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
5	7	F#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5

See B5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.