B Powerchord Guitar Chord (B5) | Easy Ways to Play It
Welcome to our tutorial on the B 5 chord, a member of the powerful power chords family. Power chords are the backbone of genres like rock, punk, and heavy music, and they sound particularly good on an electric guitar with a hint of distortion. If you're interested in learning more about power chords, check out our power chords tutorial.
The B 5 chord is composed of two notes: B and F#. These notes are derived from specific intervals, specifically the 1 (Root) and 5 (Perfect Fifth). To understand more about how chords are built from intervals, you can visit our guitar music theory tutorial.
When it comes to notating these chords, we use a system based on the intervals that make up the chord. If you want to delve deeper into chord notation, we have a tutorial on chord notation that you might find helpful.
In this tutorial, we will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that clearly show the tones that make up the B 5 chord. If you ever come across a chord shape and you're unsure how to name it, our interactive chord naming tool can help you figure it out.
So, let's dive in and master the B 5 chord together!
Notes in the B 5 chord:
BF#
Chord structure of the Powerchord chord:
B Powerchord Guitar Chord Diagrams
Chord boxes are sorted from the easiest to the hardest. Learn how to read chord diagrams.
If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 3
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Position 4
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Position 5
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Position 6
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Position 7
Open
Position 8
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download
the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 5 | D 5 | E 5 | F 5 | G 5 | A 5 | B 5 | C#5 | D#5 | F#5 | G#5 | A#5 | Ab5 | Bb5 | Db5 | Eb5 | Gb5
Fretboard map of B 5 chord tones
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.