What notes are in the B5 chord?

B5 is made of B and F#: the root and perfect 5th above B.

What is the easiest way to play B5?

Play x244xx (low E to high E): mute the low E, B and high E strings.

B5 power chord on guitar

B5 is a power chord: neither major nor minor, punchy with distortion. It is built from B and F# (formula 1 5). Power chords are the backbone of rock, punk and metal rhythm guitar. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x244xx.

x 2 4 4 x x

x x x 4 7 7

7 9 9 x x x

x x 9 11 12 x

x x x x 12 14

B5 fingerings (low E to high E)

Fret 2: x244xx. Mute the low E, B and high E strings.
Fret 4: xxx477. Mute the low E, A and D strings.
Fret 7: 799xxx. Mute the G, B and high E strings.
Fret 9: x-x-9-11-12-x. Mute the low E, A and high E strings.
Fret 12: x-x-x-x-12-14. Mute the low E, A, D and G strings.

Questions

What notes are in the B5 chord?: B5 is made of B and F#: the root and perfect 5th above B.
What is the easiest way to play B5?: Play x244xx (low E to high E): mute the low E, B and high E strings.

Also try: B Major · B Minor · B7 · Bmaj7 · Chord Charts