Guitar chord · Suspended & power
B power chord chord on guitar
x244xx · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- BF♯
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 2nd fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, ring finger (3) F♯
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) B
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--4---| D|--4---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B5 on guitar
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.
