E5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

✕2341EBEE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 4 4 2– 2 3 4 1x E B E Emedium
4 4 4 4 x1 1 1 1 –B E B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 11 9– – 1 2 1x x E B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
4 4 x 4 22 3 – 4 1B E x E Ehard
x 4 4 4 x– 1 1 1 –x E B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 x 9– – 1 – 2x x E x Beasy
4 4 4 x 22 3 4 – 1B E B x Ehard
4 4 4 x x1 1 1 – –B E B x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 11 x– – 1 2 –x x E B xmedium
x 4 4 x 2– 2 3 – 1x E B x Ehard
x 4 4 x x– 1 2 – –x E B x xeasy
9 x 9 11 91 – 2 4 3E x E B Bhard
4 x x 4 22 – – 3 1B x x E Ehard
4 4 x x x1 2 – – –B E x x xeasy
9 x 9 x 91 – 2 – 3E x E x Beasy
4 4 x x 22 3 – – 1B E x x Ehard

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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.