E5 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○✕✕12EBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 2 x x– 1 2 – –E B E x xeasy
x x 2 4 4– – 1 2 3x x E B Emedium
0 x x 4 4– – – 1 2E x x B Eeasy
0 7 9 9 x– 1 2 3 –E E B E xmedium
0 x 9 9 x– – 1 2 –E x B E xeasy
0 x x x 11– – – – 1E x x x Beasy
0 2 x x x– 1 – – –E B x x xeasy
x x 2 4 x– – 1 2 –x x E B xmedium
0 7 x 4 4– 3 – 1 2E E x B Ehard
x 7 9 9 x– 1 2 3 –x E B E xmedium
x x x 9 11– – – 1 2x x x E Bmedium
12 x x x 112 – – – 1E x x x Beasy
0 2 2 4 4– 1 2 3 4E B E B Emedium
x 2 2 x x– 1 2 – –x B E x xeasy
0 x x 4 x– – – 1 –E x x B xeasy
0 7 9 x x– 1 2 – –E E B x xmedium

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