A5 chord on Irish Bouzouki
in GDAD tuning
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A5 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 2 0 2 | 1 2 – 3 | A E A E | easy | |
| 2 2 x x | 1 2 – – | A E x x | easy | |
| x 7 7 7 | – 1 1 1 | x A E A | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 x 0 x | 1 – – – | E x A x | easy | |
| 2 2 0 x | 1 2 – – | A E A x | easy | |
| 2 2 x 2 | 1 2 – 3 | A E x E | easy | |
| x 7 7 x | – 1 2 – | x A E x | easy | |
| 9 x 12 x | 1 – 2 – | E x A x | hard | |
| x x 0 2 | – – – 1 | x x A E | easy | |
| 2 x x 2 | 1 – – 2 | A x x E | easy | |
| x x 7 7 | – – 1 2 | x x E A | easy | |
| 2 x 0 2 | 1 – – 2 | A x A E | easy | |
| 9 7 7 7 | 2 1 1 1 | E A E A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 2 0 2 | – 1 – 2 | x E A E | easy | |
| 9 7 0 7 | 3 1 – 2 | E A A A | medium | |
| x 2 0 x | – 1 – – | x E A x | easy |
The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki 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.