B5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:B · F#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x B F# B x x	easy
x x x 2 5 5	– – – 1 2 3	x x x B F# B	medium
7 0 7 x 5 5	3 – 4 – 1 2	B B B x F# B	hard
7 7 7 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	B F# B x x x	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 10 0	– – – 1 2 –	x B x F# B F#	easy
x x x x 10 12	– – – – 1 2	x x x x B F#	medium
x 12 x x x 12	– 1 – – – 2	x B x x x F#	easy
x 0 2 2 x 0	– – 1 2 – –	x B F# B x F#	easy
x x x 2 5 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x B F# x	medium
7 7 7 x 5 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	B F# B x F# F#	hard
7 7 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	B F# x x x x	easy
x 0 x 9 10 x	– – – 1 2 –	x B x F# B x	easy
x 12 x x 10 12	– 2 – – 1 3	x B x x B F#	hard
x 0 2 2 5 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x B F# B F# F#	medium
x x 2 2 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x F# B x x	easy
7 7 7 x 5 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	B F# B x F# 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 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 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.