B5 Mandolin Chord — Chart and Tabs in Irish Tuning

Short answer: B5 is a B 5 chord with the notes B, F♯. In Irish tuning, there are 174 voicings. See the fingering diagrams below.

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How to Play B5 on Mandolin

B5

Notes: B, F♯

x,x,9,9,9,9,9,9 (xx111111)
x,x,x,9,9,9,9,9 (xxx11111)
x,x,x,x,2,2,4,4 (xxxx1123)
x,x,x,x,x,2,4,4 (xxxxx123)
11,x,9,9,9,9,9,9 (2x111111)
x,x,9,9,9,9,9,x (xx11111x)
x,x,9,9,x,9,9,9 (xx11x111)
x,x,9,9,9,9,x,9 (xx1111x1)
x,x,9,9,9,x,9,9 (xx111x11)
x,x,4,x,2,2,4,4 (xx2x1134)
x,x,x,9,9,9,9,x (xxx1111x)
x,x,x,x,2,2,4,x (xxxx112x)
x,x,x,9,x,9,9,9 (xxx1x111)
x,x,x,9,9,9,x,9 (xxx111x1)
x,x,x,9,9,x,9,9 (xxx11x11)
x,x,x,x,2,2,x,4 (xxxx11x2)
x,x,x,x,2,x,4,4 (xxxx1x23)
x,x,x,x,x,2,4,x (xxxxx12x)
x,x,x,x,x,2,x,4 (xxxxx1x2)
4,4,4,4,x,x,4,4 (1111xx11)
x,4,4,4,x,x,4,4 (x111xx11)
x,4,4,4,2,2,x,x (x23411xx)
x,4,x,4,2,2,4,x (x2x3114x)
x,4,4,x,2,2,4,x (x23x114x)
11,x,9,9,9,9,9,x (2x11111x)
x,4,4,x,2,2,x,4 (x23x11x4)
x,4,x,x,2,2,4,4 (x2xx1134)
x,4,x,4,2,2,x,4 (x2x311x4)
x,x,9,9,9,9,x,x (xx1111xx)
x,x,4,x,2,2,4,x (xx2x113x)
11,x,9,9,9,9,x,9 (2x1111x1)
11,x,9,9,x,9,9,9 (2x11x111)
11,x,x,9,9,9,9,9 (2xx11111)
11,x,9,9,9,x,9,9 (2x111x11)
x,x,9,9,x,9,9,x (xx11x11x)
x,x,9,9,9,x,9,x (xx111x1x)
x,x,4,x,2,2,x,4 (xx2x11x3)
x,x,9,9,9,x,x,9 (xx111xx1)
x,x,9,9,x,9,x,9 (xx11x1x1)
x,x,x,9,9,9,x,x (xxx111xx)
x,x,4,x,2,x,4,4 (xx2x1x34)
x,x,x,9,9,x,9,x (xxx11x1x)
x,x,4,x,x,2,4,4 (xx2xx134)
x,x,x,9,x,9,9,x (xxx1x11x)
x,x,x,9,9,x,x,9 (xxx11xx1)
x,x,x,9,x,9,x,9 (xxx1x1x1)
x,x,x,x,2,x,4,x (xxxx1x2x)
x,x,x,x,2,x,x,4 (xxxx1xx2)
4,4,4,4,x,x,4,x (1111xx1x)
4,4,x,4,x,x,4,4 (11x1xx11)
4,4,4,4,x,x,x,4 (1111xxx1)
4,4,4,x,x,x,4,4 (111xxx11)
x,4,4,4,x,x,4,x (x111xx1x)
4,4,4,x,2,2,x,x (234x11xx)
4,4,x,4,2,2,x,x (23x411xx)
x,4,4,4,x,x,x,4 (x111xxx1)
x,4,4,x,x,x,4,4 (x11xxx11)
x,4,x,4,x,x,4,4 (x1x1xx11)
4,x,4,x,2,2,4,x (2x3x114x)
4,4,x,x,2,2,4,x (23xx114x)
x,4,4,x,2,2,x,x (x23x11xx)
x,4,x,4,2,2,x,x (x2x311xx)
4,x,x,x,2,2,4,4 (2xxx1134)
4,x,4,x,2,2,x,4 (2x3x11x4)
4,4,x,x,2,2,x,4 (23xx11x4)
x,4,4,4,2,x,x,x (x2341xxx)
x,4,x,x,2,2,4,x (x2xx113x)
11,x,9,9,9,9,x,x (2x1111xx)
x,x,4,x,2,2,x,x (xx2x11xx)
x,x,9,9,9,x,x,x (xx111xxx)
x,4,4,4,x,2,x,x (x234x1xx)
x,4,x,x,2,2,x,4 (x2xx11x3)
11,x,x,9,9,9,9,x (2xx1111x)
11,x,9,9,x,9,9,x (2x11x11x)
11,x,9,9,9,x,9,x (2x111x1x)
x,4,x,4,2,x,4,x (x2x31x4x)
x,4,4,x,x,2,4,x (x23xx14x)
x,4,4,x,2,x,4,x (x23x1x4x)
x,x,9,9,x,9,x,x (xx11x1xx)
x,4,x,4,x,2,4,x (x2x3x14x)
11,x,x,9,x,9,9,9 (2xx1x111)
11,x,x,9,9,x,9,9 (2xx11x11)
11,x,9,9,x,x,9,9 (2x11xx11)
11,x,9,9,x,9,x,9 (2x11x1x1)
11,x,9,9,9,x,x,9 (2x111xx1)
11,x,x,9,9,9,x,9 (2xx111x1)
x,4,4,x,x,2,x,4 (x23xx1x4)
x,4,x,4,2,x,x,4 (x2x31xx4)
x,4,4,x,2,x,x,4 (x23x1xx4)
x,4,x,x,x,2,4,4 (x2xxx134)
x,4,x,4,x,2,x,4 (x2x3x1x4)
x,4,x,x,2,x,4,4 (x2xx1x34)
x,x,4,x,2,x,4,x (xx2x1x3x)
x,x,x,9,9,x,x,x (xxx11xxx)
x,x,4,x,x,2,4,x (xx2xx13x)
x,x,x,9,x,9,x,x (xxx1x1xx)
x,x,4,x,x,2,x,4 (xx2xx1x3)
x,x,4,x,2,x,x,4 (xx2x1xx3)
4,4,4,4,x,x,x,x (1111xxxx)
x,4,4,4,x,x,x,x (x111xxxx)
4,4,4,x,x,x,4,x (111xxx1x)
4,4,x,4,x,x,4,x (11x1xx1x)
4,4,4,x,x,x,x,4 (111xxxx1)
4,x,4,x,x,x,4,4 (1x1xxx11)
4,4,x,x,x,x,4,4 (11xxxx11)
4,4,x,4,x,x,x,4 (11x1xxx1)
4,x,4,x,2,2,x,x (2x3x11xx)
x,4,4,x,x,x,4,x (x11xxx1x)
x,4,x,4,x,x,4,x (x1x1xx1x)
4,4,4,x,2,x,x,x (234x1xxx)
4,4,x,4,2,x,x,x (23x41xxx)
4,x,x,x,2,2,4,x (2xxx113x)
x,4,x,x,x,x,4,4 (x1xxxx11)
x,4,x,4,x,x,x,4 (x1x1xxx1)
x,4,4,x,x,x,x,4 (x11xxxx1)
4,4,4,x,x,2,x,x (234xx1xx)
4,x,x,x,2,2,x,4 (2xxx11x3)
4,4,x,4,x,2,x,x (23x4x1xx)
x,4,x,4,2,x,x,x (x2x31xxx)
x,4,4,x,2,x,x,x (x23x1xxx)
11,x,9,9,9,x,x,x (2x111xxx)
4,x,4,x,2,x,4,x (2x3x1x4x)
4,4,x,x,x,2,4,x (23xxx14x)
4,4,x,x,2,x,4,x (23xx1x4x)
4,x,4,x,x,2,4,x (2x3xx14x)
x,4,x,4,x,2,x,x (x2x3x1xx)
x,4,4,x,x,2,x,x (x23xx1xx)
11,x,x,9,9,9,x,x (2xx111xx)
x,x,4,x,2,x,x,x (xx2x1xxx)
11,x,9,9,x,9,x,x (2x11x1xx)
4,x,4,x,x,2,x,4 (2x3xx1x4)
4,x,4,x,2,x,x,4 (2x3x1xx4)
4,x,x,x,2,x,4,4 (2xxx1x34)
4,4,x,x,x,2,x,4 (23xxx1x4)
4,x,x,x,x,2,4,4 (2xxxx134)
4,4,x,x,2,x,x,4 (23xx1xx4)
x,4,x,x,2,x,4,x (x2xx1x3x)
x,4,x,x,x,2,4,x (x2xxx13x)
11,x,x,9,9,x,9,x (2xx11x1x)
11,x,x,9,x,9,9,x (2xx1x11x)
11,x,9,9,x,x,9,x (2x11xx1x)
x,x,4,x,x,2,x,x (xx2xx1xx)
x,4,x,x,x,2,x,4 (x2xxx1x3)
x,4,x,x,2,x,x,4 (x2xx1xx3)
11,x,9,9,x,x,x,9 (2x11xxx1)
11,x,x,9,x,9,x,9 (2xx1x1x1)
11,x,x,9,9,x,x,9 (2xx11xx1)
11,x,x,9,x,x,9,9 (2xx1xx11)
4,4,4,x,x,x,x,x (111xxxxx)
4,4,x,4,x,x,x,x (11x1xxxx)
x,4,4,x,x,x,x,x (x11xxxxx)
x,4,x,4,x,x,x,x (x1x1xxxx)
4,4,x,x,x,x,4,x (11xxxx1x)
4,x,4,x,x,x,4,x (1x1xxx1x)
4,x,x,x,x,x,4,4 (1xxxxx11)
4,4,x,x,x,x,x,4 (11xxxxx1)
4,x,4,x,x,x,x,4 (1x1xxxx1)
4,x,4,x,2,x,x,x (2x3x1xxx)
x,4,x,x,x,x,4,x (x1xxxx1x)
4,x,4,x,x,2,x,x (2x3xx1xx)
11,x,9,9,x,x,x,x (2x11xxxx)
x,4,x,x,x,x,x,4 (x1xxxxx1)
4,x,x,x,x,2,4,x (2xxxx13x)
4,x,x,x,2,x,4,x (2xxx1x3x)
11,x,x,9,9,x,x,x (2xx11xxx)
4,x,x,x,x,2,x,4 (2xxxx1x3)
4,x,x,x,2,x,x,4 (2xxx1xx3)
11,x,x,9,x,9,x,x (2xx1x1xx)
11,x,x,9,x,x,9,x (2xx1xx1x)
11,x,x,9,x,x,x,9 (2xx1xxx1)
4,x,4,x,x,x,x,x (1x1xxxxx)
4,x,x,x,x,x,4,x (1xxxxx1x)
4,x,x,x,x,x,x,4 (1xxxxxx1)
11,x,x,9,x,x,x,x (2xx1xxxx)

Quick Summary

  • The B5 chord contains the notes: B, F♯
  • In Irish tuning, there are 174 voicings available
  • Each diagram shows finger positions on the Mandolin fretboard

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the B5 chord on Mandolin?

B5 is a B 5 chord. It contains the notes B, F♯. On Mandolin in Irish tuning, there are 174 ways to play this chord.

How do you play B5 on Mandolin?

To play B5 on in Irish tuning, use one of the 174 voicings shown above. Each diagram shows finger positions on the fretboard, with numbers indicating which fingers to use.

What notes are in the B5 chord?

The B5 chord contains the notes: B, F♯.

How many ways can you play B5 on Mandolin?

In Irish tuning, there are 174 voicings for the B5 chord. Each voicing uses a different position on the fretboard while playing the same notes: B, F♯.

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