B5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:B · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 3 3 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x B F# B x x	medium
x x x 3 6 6	– – – 1 2 3	x x x B F# B	medium
6 8 8 10 6 6	1 2 3 4 1 1	B F# B F# F# B	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 8 10 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x B F# x x	medium
x x x 10 11 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x F# B x	easy
x 1 3 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x B F# x x x	medium
x x x 3 6 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x B F# x	medium
6 8 8 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	B F# B x x x	medium
x x 8 10 11 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x B F# B x	medium
x 1 3 3 x 1	– 1 3 4 – 2	x B F# B x F#	hard
6 x 3 3 6 x	3 – 1 2 4 –	B x F# B F# x	hard
6 8 8 10 6 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	B F# B F# F# x	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 8 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x F# B x x x	easy
x x x 3 x 1	– – – 2 – 1	x x x B x F#	hard
x x 3 3 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x F# B x x	easy
6 8 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	B F# x x x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F) 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
5	7	F#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5

See B5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.