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Guitar chord

A5A power chord

  • A1
  • E5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12

How to play A5

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the G string.
  3. Let ring open: A string.
  4. Don't play: low E string, B string, high E string.
  1. A5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x022xx23EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x022xx23EBGDAE

    x022xx · A5 shape

  2. A5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x02xxx2EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x02xxx2EBGDAE

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  3. A5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x022x023EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x022x023EBGDAE

    x022x0

  4. A5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 577xxx5fr134EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 577xxx5fr134EBGDAE

    577xxx · E5 shape

  5. A5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xxx2x02EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xxx2x02EBGDAE

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  6. A5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xxx25014EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xxx25014EBGDAE

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  7. A5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 502xxx41EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 502xxx41EBGDAE

    502xxx

  8. A5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xxx255123EADGBE
    A5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xxx255123EBGDAE

    xxx255

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A5 chord

A power chord is built from 2 notes: A (1), E (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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