B5 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

✕○○132BF#F#BF#
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 0 0 2– 1 3 – – 2x B F# F# B F#medium
x 2 4 x x x– 1 2 – – –x B F# x x xmedium
7 x 4 0 0 72 – 1 – – 3B x F# F# B Bhard
x x x 5 7 7– – – 1 2 3x x x B F# Bmedium
7 9 9 0 0 71 3 4 – – 2B F# B F# B Bmedium
x x 9 12 12 x– – 1 2 3 –x x B F# B xmedium
x x x 12 12 x– – – 1 2 –x x x F# B xeasy
x 2 x 0 0 2– 1 – – – 2x B x F# B F#easy
x 2 4 5 x x– 1 2 3 – –x B F# B x xmedium
7 x 4 0 7 72 – 1 – 3 4B x F# F# F# Bhard
x x x 5 7 x– – – 1 2 –x x x B F# xmedium
7 9 9 0 7 x1 3 4 – 2 –B F# B F# F# xmedium
x x 9 12 0 x– – 1 2 – –x x B F# B xmedium
x 2 4 0 0 x– 1 2 – – –x B F# F# B xmedium
x 2 4 5 x 2– 1 3 4 – 2x B F# B x F#hard
7 x 4 5 0 73 – 1 2 – 4B x F# B B Bhard

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
57F#

More B chords

Other roots

See B5 in another tuning

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.