A5 chord on 8-String Guitar – Half Step Down
in Half Step Down (F-A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x x 1 3 3 x x | – – – 1 2 3 – – | x x x A E A x x | medium | |
| x x x x x 3 6 6 | – – – – – 1 2 3 | x x x x x A E A | medium | |
| 4 6 6 x x x x x | 1 2 3 – – – – – | A E A x x x x x | medium | |
| x x 6 8 8 10 6 6 | – – 1 2 3 4 1 1 | x x A E A E E A | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| x x x x 8 10 x x | – – – – 1 2 – – | x x x x A E x x | medium | |
| x x x x x 10 11 x | – – – – – 1 2 – | x x x x x E A x | easy | |
| 11 11 x x x x x x | 1 2 – – – – – – | E A x x x x x x | easy | |
| x x x 1 3 x x x | – – – 1 2 – – – | x x x A E x x x | medium | |
| x x x x x 3 6 x | – – – – – 1 2 – | x x x x x A E x | medium | |
| 4 6 x x x x x x | 1 2 – – – – – – | A E x x x x x x | medium | |
| x x 6 8 8 x x x | – – 1 2 3 – – – | x x A E A x x x | medium | |
| x x x x 8 10 11 x | – – – – 1 2 3 – | x x x x A E A x | medium | |
| x 11 x x x 10 11 x | – 2 – – – 1 3 – | x A x x x E A x | easy | |
| 11 11 x x x x 11 x | 1 2 – – – – 3 – | E A x x x x A x | easy | |
| x x x 1 3 3 x 1 | – – – 1 3 4 – 2 | x x x A E A x E | hard | |
| x x 6 x 3 3 6 x | – – 3 – 1 2 4 – | x x A x E A E x | hard |
The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Half Step Down 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 5 | 7 | E |
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.