E5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○○12EBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 0 01 2 – –E B B Emedium
2 4 x x1 2 – –E B x xmedium
x 4 0 0– 1 – –x B B Eeasy
x x 5 7– – 1 2x x E Bmedium
x 9 x 7– 2 – 1x E x Bhard
x 9 12 12– 1 2 3x E B Emedium
x x 12 0– – 1 –x x B Eeasy
2 x 0 01 – – –E x B Eeasy
2 4 5 x1 2 3 –E B E xmedium
x 4 5 0– 1 2 –x B E Eeasy
x 9 5 7– 3 1 2x E E Bhard
9 9 0 72 3 – 1B E B Bmedium
x 9 12 0– 1 2 –x E B Emedium
x x 12 12– – 1 2x x B Eeasy
2 4 0 x1 2 – –E B B xmedium
x 4 5 x– 1 2 –x B E xeasy

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) 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

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.