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B power chord guitar chord

B5 is the B power chord: B and F sharp. Copy the first picture, then check the list.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B power chord

Short code x24xxx, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 2, index finger, note B, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 4, ring finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  4. G string: muted, do not play.
  5. B string: muted, do not play.
  6. High E string: muted, do not play.

B power chord uses the notes B and F sharp.

More B guitar chords.

Also B major, B minor, B dominant 7, B major 7, B minor 7, B suspended 2, B suspended 4, B diminished, B augmented.

B power chord, another shape

Short code 799xxx, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: fret 7, index finger, note B, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 9, ring finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 9, pinky finger, note B, 1st.
  4. G string: muted, do not play.
  5. B string: muted, do not play.
  6. High E string: muted, do not play.

B power chord uses the notes B and F sharp.

Why does this B power chord have only two notes?

Both pictures are B and F sharp. That is a B power chord. There is no D sharp, so it is not B major. The first picture is two strings: A string fret 2, D string fret 4. The second picture starts on the thick E at fret 7 and uses three strings. Same two notes. The second shape often sounds bigger.

If the B power chord in a song sounds bigger than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

This chord leaves off the note that would make it major or minor. Play B major after this and you will hear D sharp come in.

Progressions that start on B power chord

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B power chord, E power chord, F sharp power chord, B power chord

This is the hard-hit one. B power chord (B5) to E power chord (E5) to F sharp power chord (F#5) and home, nothing soft in the middle. 1970s hard rock and 1990s punk, a garage with the door up. It feels like yelling along even when you do not know the words.

B power chord, A power chord, E power chord, B power chord

A power chord (A5) walks out. E5 pulls. B5 stomps back. Southern rock and classic-rock radio. A tailgate. Dust. Big. Nobody came to cry.

B power chord, E power chord, B power chord, E power chord

Two chords, and they punch. B5 then E5, over and over. 1970s punk, a school gym, bad speakers. Simple is the feeling.