E5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

○1111BEBEE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easybarre on fret 4
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 4 4 01 1 1 1 –B E B E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 11 7– – 2 3 1x x E B Bhard
x x 9 11 0– – 1 2 –x x E B Emedium
x x x 11 0– – – 1 –x x x B Eeasy
x 4 4 4 0– 1 1 1 –x E B E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 x 7– – 2 – 1x x E x Bhard
x x 9 11 x– – 1 2 –x x E B xmedium
x x x 11 12– – – 1 2x x x B Eeasy
4 4 4 4 x1 1 1 1 –B E B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
9 x 9 11 72 – 3 4 1E x E B Bhard
x x 9 11 12– – 1 2 3x x E B Emedium
x 11 x 11 0– 1 – 2 –x B x B Eeasy
x 4 4 4 x– 1 1 1 –x E B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
9 x 9 x 72 – 3 – 1E x E x Bhard
9 x 9 11 01 – 2 3 –E x E B Ehard
x 11 x 11 12– 1 – 2 3x B x B Eeasy

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