A5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:A · E

easyfret 4

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 0 0 4 0	2 – – – 1 –	A A E A E E	easy
5 7 5 7 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	A E A E x x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 9 0	– – – 1 2 –	x A E E A E	medium
12 0 0 12 9 12	2 – – 3 1 4	E A E A A E	medium
x 12 12 12 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x A E A x x	easy · barre on fret 12
5 0 0 0 4 5	2 – – – 1 3	A A E A E A	easy
5 7 5 0 x x	1 2 1 – – –	A E A A x x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 9 x	– – – 1 2 –	x A E E A x	medium
12 0 12 0 9 12	2 – 3 – 1 4	E A E A A E	medium
12 0 12 12 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	E A E A x x	easy
5 0 5 0 4 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	A A A A E E	easy
5 7 5 x x x	1 2 1 – – –	A E A x x x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 x 7 9 0	– – – 1 2 –	x A x E A E	hard
12 0 12 12 9 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	E A E A A E	medium
12 0 0 12 x x	1 – – 2 – –	E A E A x x	easy
5 0 5 0 4 5	2 – 3 – 1 4	A A A A E A	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A#5 B5

See A5 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.