E5 chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

○132EBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 0 21 3 – 2E B B Emedium
2 4 5 21 2 3 1E B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 x– 1 2 –x B E xeasy
x 9 5 9– 2 1 3x E E Bhard
x 9 12 9– 1 2 1x E B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
2 x 0 21 – – 2E x B Eeasy
2 4 x x1 2 – –E B x xmedium
x x 5 9– – 1 2x x E Bhard
x 9 x 9– 1 – 2x E x Beasy
2 4 0 x1 2 – –E B B xmedium
2 4 5 x1 2 3 –E B E xmedium
9 9 5 92 3 1 4B E E Bhard
x 9 12 x– 1 2 –x E B xmedium
2 x 0 x1 – – –E x B xeasy
2 4 x 21 3 – 2E B x Ehard
9 9 5 x2 3 1 –B E E xhard

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho 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

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
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.