A5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A
in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 0 3 0 0 0 | 2 – 1 – – – | A A E E A E | medium | |
| 5 7 3 5 x x | 2 4 1 3 – – | A E E A x x | hard | |
| 5 7 8 5 7 5 | 1 2 4 1 3 1 | A E A A E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 8 0 7 0 | – – 2 – 1 – | x A A E E E | easy | |
| 12 0 8 0 12 12 | 2 – 1 – 3 4 | E A A E A E | hard | |
| x x x 12 0 12 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x E A E | easy | |
| 5 0 3 0 0 5 | 2 – 1 – – 3 | A A E E A A | medium | |
| 5 x 3 5 x x | 2 – 1 3 – – | A x E A x x | hard | |
| 5 7 8 5 7 0 | 1 2 4 1 3 – | A E A A E E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 8 0 7 x | – – 2 – 1 – | x A A E E x | easy | |
| 12 0 8 12 0 12 | 2 – 1 3 – 4 | E A A E A E | hard | |
| x x x x 12 12 | – – – – 1 2 | x x x x A E | easy | |
| 5 0 3 5 0 0 | 2 – 1 3 – – | A A E A A E | medium | |
| 5 7 3 x x x | 2 3 1 – – – | A E E x x x | hard | |
| 5 7 8 5 7 x | 1 2 4 1 3 – | A E A A E x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 8 x 7 0 | – – 2 – 1 – | x A A x E E | easy |
The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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.