A5 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕✕✕○✕✕12AEA
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
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Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x 0 2 2 x x– – – – 1 2 – –x x x A E A x xeasy
x x x x x 2 5 5– – – – – 1 2 3x x x x x A E Amedium
3 5 5 x x x x x1 2 3 – – – – –A E A x x x x xmedium
x x 5 7 7 9 5 5– – 1 2 3 4 1 1x x A E A E E Ahard · barre on fret 5
x x x 0 7 9 x x– – – – 1 2 – –x x x A A E x xmedium
x x x 0 x 9 10 0– – – – – 1 2 –x x x A x E A Eeasy
x 10 12 12 x x x x– 1 2 3 – – – –x A E A x x x xmedium
x x 12 12 x x x x– – 1 2 – – – –x x E A x x x xeasy
x x 5 0 2 2 5 0– – 3 – 1 2 4 –x x A A E A E Emedium
x x x x x 2 5 x– – – – – 1 2 –x x x x x A E xmedium
3 5 x x x x x x1 2 – – – – – –A E x x x x x xmedium
x x 5 7 7 9 5 0– – 1 2 3 4 1 –x x A E A E E Ehard · barre on fret 5
x x x x 7 9 x x– – – – 1 2 – –x x x x A E x xmedium
x x x 0 x 9 10 x– – – – – 1 2 –x x x A x E A xeasy
x 10 12 0 x x x x– 1 2 – – – – –x A E A x x x xmedium
x x 12 0 x x x 12– – 1 – – – – 2x x E A x x x Eeasy

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.