A5 chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

○○12AEAE
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 0 01 2 – –A E A Eeasy
2 2 x x1 2 – –A E x xeasy
x 7 7 5– 2 3 1x A E Amedium
x 7 7 0– 1 2 –x A E Eeasy
9 x 0 01 – – –E x A Eeasy
x x 12 12– – 1 2x x A Eeasy
2 2 0 x1 2 – –A E A xeasy
2 2 x 51 2 – 3A E x Ahard
x x 7 5– – 2 1x x E Amedium
x 7 7 x– 1 2 –x A E xeasy
9 x 0 x1 – – –E x A xeasy
x x 0 12– – – 1x x A Eeasy
2 x 0 01 – – –A x A Eeasy
x 2 x 5– 1 – 2x E x Ahard
9 7 7 54 2 3 1E A E Ahard
x 7 0 0– 1 – –x A A Eeasy

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E) 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.