Suspended & power
B power chord chord
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- BF♯
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
How to play B5
About the B power chord chord
Playing it
On guitar, the usual B5 shape is x244xx at the 2nd fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other power chord chords. Don’t strum the low E, B and high E strings.
On piano, B5 has one black key (F♯) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual B5 shape is x679, using three fingers up at the 6th fret.
