Irish bouzouki A5 chord (GDAD)A power chord: 2 2 0 2, and 3 more shapes

A5 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAD tuning: 2 2 0 2, open position
A5 (A power chord) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAD: 2 2 0 2, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 2 2 0 2 (open position)

  1. G course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
  2. Low D course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
  3. A course: open, A
  4. High D course: 2nd fret, middle finger, E

Sounds: A E A E  ·  A5 is A, E (1 · 5)

Open courses that ring: A is a note of A5, so it can drone under it.

Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.

More A5 shapes

  1. 12EAEx 2 0 2
    open · A5/E
  2. 11AE2 2 x x
    open
  3. 7fr312EAAA9 7 0 7
    7fr · A5/E

Other A chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD

AAmA7Am7A5Asus2Asus4Amaj7Aadd9

Other power chords

D5G5A5E5B5C5F5F♯5

A5 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app