E5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

✕○12EBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 2– – 1 2x E B Eeasy
x x 2 2– – 1 2x x B Eeasy
5 7 7 x1 2 3 –E B E xmedium
x 0 7 9– – 1 2x E E Bmedium
x 0 x 9– – – 1x E x Beasy
12 0 x x1 – – –B E x xeasy
x 0 2 x– – 1 –x E B xeasy
5 x 2 23 – 1 2E x B Ehard
5 7 x x1 2 – –E B x xmedium
x x 7 9– – 1 2x x E Bmedium
12 0 x 92 – – 1B E x Bhard
12 12 x x1 2 – –B E x xeasy
5 0 2 23 – 1 2E E B Emedium
5 x 2 x2 – 1 –E x B xhard
5 7 7 91 2 3 4E B E Bhard
0 7 7 x– 1 2 –B B E xeasy

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