B Power (5) Chord on Mountain Dulcimer

The B Power (5) chord is a power chord (root and fifth, no third), neutral between major and minor and a staple of rock and metal. It is built from the notes B, F#. This page shows how to play B Power (5) on Mountain Dulcimer with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 2 frets, with no open strings in it. B falls on the A string. It sounds from F#3 up to F#4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.

Mountain Dulcimer is tuned D–A–D, with frets 1 to 17 laid out diatonically plus the 6+ and 13+ frets — D#, F and A# sound nowhere on it. Only the chords and notes its diatonic frets reach are charted, and the 6+ fret (between 6 and 7) counts as a fret of its own.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.