B5 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:B · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 4 4 0 x	– – 1 2 3 4 – –	x B F# B F# B B x	medium
x x x 2 4 4 x x	– – – 1 2 3 – –	x x x B F# B x x	medium
x 0 7 x 4 4 0 7	– – 3 – 1 2 – 4	x B B x F# B B B	hard
5 7 7 x x x x x	1 2 3 – – – – –	B F# B x x x x x	medium
x 0 7 9 9 11 7 7	– – 1 2 3 4 1 1	x B B F# B F# F# B	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 9 x x x	– – – 1 2 – – –	x B x F# B x x x	easy
x x x x x 11 12 x	– – – – – 1 2 –	x x x x x F# B x	easy
12 12 x x x x x x	1 2 – – – – – –	F# B x x x x x x	easy
x 0 2 2 x x x x	– – 1 2 – – – –	x B F# B x x x x	easy
x x x 2 4 x x x	– – – 1 2 – – –	x x x B F# x x x	medium
5 0 7 x 4 4 0 x	3 – 4 – 1 2 – –	B B B x F# B B x	hard
5 7 x x x x x x	1 2 – – – – – –	B F# x x x x x x	medium
x x 7 9 9 11 7 7	– – 1 2 3 4 1 1	x x B F# B F# F# B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x x 9 11 0 x	– – – – 1 2 – –	x x x x B F# B x	medium
12 0 x x x 11 12 x	2 – – – – 1 3 –	F# B x x x F# B x	easy
12 0 x x x x 12 x	1 – – – – – 2 –	F# B x x x x B x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. 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 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 F# F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E

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.