E5 chord on Balalaika

in Prima Standard (EEA) tuning

○○1EEB
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2– – 1E E Beasy
0 7 7– 1 2E B Eeasy
x 0 2– – 1x E Beasy
7 0 71 – 2B E Eeasy
0 x 2– – 1E x Beasy
0 7 x– 1 –E B xeasy
7 0 x1 – –B E xeasy
7 7 71 1 1B B Eeasy · barre on fret 7
x 7 7– 1 2x B Eeasy
7 x 71 – 2B x Eeasy

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
57B

More E chords

Other roots

See E5 in another tuning

Prima Standard (EEA) E-E-A
What notes make up the E5 chord?

E5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes E, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.