B5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (B Power Chord)

How to play B5

Find B just below middle C. That is the root.
Add F# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky). Left hand: 5 and 1.

Notes

Broot

F#5 · perfect fifth

B5 inversions

An inversion moves the lowest note up an octave. Same notes, smoother jumps between chords.

Root position

B · F#

1st inversion

F# · B

Notes and theory

Broot

F#5 · perfect fifth

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it. The formula is 1 5.

B5 on guitar

More B chords

All B piano chords

Bmajor Bmminor B7dominant seventh Bm7minor seventh Bmaj7major seventh Bsus4suspended fourth Bsus2suspended second Bdimdiminished Baugaugmented B6major sixth B9dominant ninth Badd9added ninth Bm7b5half-diminished Bdim7diminished seventh B7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth Bm6minor sixth Bm9minor ninth Bmaj9major ninth

power chord chords in every key

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

Questions

What notes are in the B5 chord?

B5 (B power chord) is made of two notes: B (root) and F# (perfect fifth).

How do you play B5 on piano?

Play B and F# together. With the right hand use fingers 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky); with the left hand use 5 and 1.

What are the inversions of B5?

Root position: B F#. 1st inversion: F# B.

What does a power chord chord sound like?

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it.