E5 chord on Charango

in Standard (GCEAE) tuning

✕✕○○1EBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 2 0– – – 1 –x x E B Eeasy
4 4 x 2 x2 3 – 1 –B E x B xhard
4 4 0 x x1 2 – – –B E E x xeasy
x x 0 7 7– – – 1 2x x E E Beasy
9 11 0 x x1 2 – – –E B E x xmedium
x 11 0 x x– 1 – – –x B E x xeasy
4 4 0 2 02 3 – 1 –B E E B Emedium
x 4 x 2 x– 2 – 1 –x E x B xhard
4 4 0 x 01 2 – – –B E E x Eeasy
x x x 7 7– – – 1 2x x x E Beasy
9 11 x x x1 2 – – –E B x x xmedium
x 11 12 x x– 1 2 – –x B E x xeasy
x x 0 2 x– – – 1 –x x E B xeasy
4 4 0 7 01 2 – 3 –B E E E Emedium
x x 0 x 7– – – – 1x x E x Beasy
9 11 12 x x1 2 3 – –E B E x xmedium

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

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.