A5 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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E
A

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A
E
 

This one is a piece of cake to play. Simply take your Em chord & slide it up from the 2nd fret to the 7th.

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This is the A5 open power chord.

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This is a two string voicing of an A5 power chord. The root is the open fifth string.

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E
A
 

This A5 voicing and fingering are used to accommodate the intro riff to "Cowboys From Hell."

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E
 

This alternate fingering for A5/E is found in the interlude section to "One" by Metallica.

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This version of the A5 chord is based on the standard A major open chord shape. However, instead of playing the 2nd fret on the B string, you play the 5th to get another A note.

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This voicing for A5 is played in second position.

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This two string voicing for A5 is played in 12th position.

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This three string voicing for A5 is played in fifth position.

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E
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This voicing combines a movable shape with the open A string.

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A
 
 

This A5 power chord is played on the third and fourth strings.

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A

This A5 power chord is played with fingers 1 and 4.

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E
A
 

This three string voicing for A5 is played in 12th position.

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This A5 power chord is played with fingers 1 and 4.

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E
A
 

The root note of this 3 string A5 power chord is located at the 12th fret.

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E
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This is a 3 string A5 power chord played on the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd strings.

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E
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The fingering for this A5 power chord is borrowed from the "open" Am chord.

 
 
 
 
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E
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This is a rather unique voicing for an A5 power chord.

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This A5 power chord is played on the second and third strings.

The A5 chord can also be known as A five chord

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