Irish bouzouki B5 chord (GDAD)B power chord: 4 4 2 4, and 2 more shapes

B5 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAD tuning: 4 4 2 4, open position
B5 (B power chord) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAD: 4 4 2 4, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 4 4 2 4 (open position)

  1. G course: 4th fret, ring finger (barre), B
  2. Low D course: 4th fret, ring finger (barre), F♯
  3. A course: 2nd fret, index finger, B
  4. High D course: 4th fret, middle finger, F♯

Sounds: B F♯ B F♯  ·  B5 is B, F♯ (1 · 5)

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

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

More B5 shapes

  1. 11BF♯4 4 x x
    open
  2. 9fr111BF♯Bx 9 9 9
    9fr

Other B chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD

BBmB7Bm7B5Bsus2Bsus4Bmaj7Badd9

Other power chords

D5G5A5E5B5C5F5F♯5

B5 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

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