A5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

✕○○132AEAAE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 3 0 2– – 1 3 – 2x A E A A Eeasy
x x x 3 x 2– – – 2 – 1x x x A x Eeasy
x x 7 3 7 7– – 2 1 3 4x x A A E Ahard
7 7 7 x x x1 1 1 – – –A E A x x xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 12 x 10 12 x– 2 – 1 3 –x A x E A xhard
x 0 2 3 0 x– – 1 2 – –x A E A A xeasy
x x 2 3 x x– – 1 2 – –x x E A x xeasy
7 7 7 3 x x2 3 4 1 – –A E A A x xhard
7 7 7 10 7 71 1 1 2 1 1A E A E E Amedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 10 12 x– – – 1 2 –x A x E A xhard
x 0 2 x 0 2– – 1 – – 2x A E x A Eeasy
x x 2 3 x 2– – 1 3 – 2x x E A x Eeasy
x x x 3 7 7– – – 1 2 3x x x A E Ahard
7 7 x x x x1 2 – – – –A E x x x xeasy
x 12 x 10 0 x– 2 – 1 – –x A x E A xhard
x x x 3 0 2– – – 2 – 1x x x A A Eeasy

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
57E

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.