Intermediate
B5 Guitar Chord
A power chord. B5 is powerful and heavy.
Also known as
- B 5
- B fifth
- B power chord
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
The B5 power chord at the 2nd fret on the A string is a standard rock voicing. It can also be played at the 7th fret on the low E for a deeper sound. The A-string position integrates smoothly with open A and E power chords in rock progressions.