B5 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

○○111111BBF#F#BBBB
B5
Power Chord
Notes:B · F#
easybarre on fret 4
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 – –B B F# F# B B B Beasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 11 11 7 7– – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x B B F# F# F# F#hard
x x 9 9 11 11 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B F# F# B Bmedium
x x x x 11 11 12 12– – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x F# F# B Beasy
4 4 4 4 4 4 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – –B B F# F# B B x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1x x B B x x F# F#hard
x x 9 9 11 11 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B F# F# x xmedium
11 11 x x 11 11 0 01 1 – – 2 2 – –F# F# x x F# F# B Beasy
4 4 4 4 x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – –B B F# F# x x x xeasy
11 11 9 9 11 11 7 73 3 2 2 4 4 1 1F# F# B B F# F# F# F#hard
x x 9 9 11 11 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x B B F# F# B Bmedium
11 11 x x 11 11 12 121 1 – – 2 2 3 3F# F# x x F# F# B Beasy
4 4 4 4 4 4 7 71 1 1 1 1 1 2 2B B F# F# B B F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
11 11 9 9 x x 7 73 3 2 2 – – 1 1F# F# B B x x F# F#hard
11 11 9 9 11 11 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – –F# F# B B F# F# B Bmedium
11 11 x x x x 12 121 1 – – – – 2 2F# F# x x x x B Beasy

The B5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
57F#

More B chords

Other roots

See B5 in another tuning

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.