E5 chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

in Fifths (C-G-D-A) tuning

✕✕12EB
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2– – 1 2x x E Beasy
4 4 x x1 2 – –E B x xeasy
x 9 9 7– 2 3 1x E B Emedium
x 9 9 x– 1 2 –x E B xeasy
4 4 2 23 4 1 2E B E Bmedium
4 4 x 71 2 – 3E B x Ehard
x x 9 7– – 2 1x x B Emedium
11 9 9 x3 1 2 –B E B xmedium
4 4 2 x2 3 1 –E B E xmedium
x 4 x 7– 1 – 2x B x Ehard
11 9 9 74 2 3 1B E B Ehard
11 9 x x2 1 – –B E x xmedium
4 x 2 23 – 1 2E x E Bhard
11 x 9 73 – 2 1B x B Ehard
4 4 x 22 3 – 1E B x Bhard
11 9 x 73 2 – 1B E x Ehard

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A) 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.