A Power (5) Chord on Lap Steel
A Power (5) on Lap Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position in C6 tuning (C-E-G-A-C-E), with the strings to pick.
The A 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 A, E. This page shows how to play A Power (5) on Lap Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
A Power (5) rings entirely on open strings here — nothing to stop at all. The C and G strings stay silent, so 3 of 6 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from E3 up to E4.
It has a steel bar in place of fingers, sliding over the strings rather than pressing them down.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A 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.