A5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

✕○○132AEAAE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 4 0 2– – 1 3 – 2x A E A A Emedium
x x x 4 x 2– – – 2 – 1x x x A x Ehard
x 0 7 4 7 7– – 2 1 3 4x A A A E Amedium
7 7 7 x x x1 1 1 – – –A E A x x xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 12 x 11 12 x– 2 – 1 3 –x A x E A xeasy
x 0 2 x 0 2– – 1 – – 2x A E x A Eeasy
x x 2 4 x x– – 1 2 – –x x E A x xmedium
7 0 7 4 7 x2 – 3 1 4 –A A A A E xmedium
7 7 x x x x1 2 – – – –A E x x x xeasy
x 0 x 11 12 x– – – 1 2 –x A x E A xeasy
x 0 2 4 0 x– – 1 2 – –x A E A A xmedium
x x 2 4 x 2– – 1 3 – 2x x E A x Ehard
7 7 7 4 0 x2 3 4 1 – –A E A A A xmedium
7 7 7 x 0 x1 1 1 – – –A E A x A xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 12 x 11 0 x– 2 – 1 – –x A x E A xeasy
x x x 4 0 2– – – 2 – 1x x x A A Emedium

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