B5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

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

✕○1324BF#F#BF#
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 0 2 4– 1 3 – 2 4x B F# F# B F#medium
x 2 4 5 2 4– 1 2 4 1 3x B F# B B F#medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 5 x 4– – – 2 – 1x x x B x F#easy
x x 9 5 9 9– – 2 1 3 4x x B B F# Bhard
9 9 9 0 x x1 1 1 – – –B F# B F# x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x 2 4 0 2 x– 1 3 – 2 –x B F# F# B xmedium
x 2 4 5 2 x– 1 2 3 1 –x B F# B B xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 5 x x– – 1 2 – –x x F# B x xeasy
9 9 9 5 x x2 3 4 1 – –B F# B B x xhard
9 9 9 0 9 x1 2 3 – 4 –B F# B F# F# xmedium
x 2 x 0 2 x– 1 – – 2 –x B x F# B xeasy
x x x x 2 4– – – – 1 2x x x x B F#medium
x x 4 5 x 4– – 1 3 – 2x x F# B x F#easy
x x x 5 9 9– – – 1 2 3x x x B F# Bhard
9 9 9 x x x1 1 1 – – –B F# B x x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x 2 4 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x B F# F# x xmedium

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. 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 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.