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B power chord · Frets 2–4
B5 guitar chord
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C diminished major seventh · Frets 3–4
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C major seventh flat five · Open position
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G diminished major seventh · Frets 3–4
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How to play B5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x 2 4 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B5?
B5, B power chord, is B and F♯: the root (B) and the perfect fifth (F♯). Its formula is 1 5.
Is B5 major or minor?
Neither. B5 is B and F♯, with no third, which is why it works under major and minor songs alike and stays clear with distortion.
Can I play B5 instead of B or Bm?
In rock, yes: power chords stand in for both.
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