E5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:E · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 4 4 4 4 4 x x 2 2 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	E E B B E E x x B B x x	hard
4 4 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	E E B B E E x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 7 7 9 9	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4	x x E E x x B B E E B B	hard
x x x x x x x x 7 7 9 9	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x E E B B	medium
x x 9 9 11 11 11 11 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x E E B B E E x x x x	medium
x x x x 11 11 11 11 x x x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x B B E E x x x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 6 6 2 2 2 2	– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x x x E E B B B B E E	hard
4 4 4 4 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	E E B B x x x x x x x x	easy
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 7 7 x x	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x E E x x B B E E x x	hard
x x 9 9 11 11 11 11 7 7 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x E E B B E E E E x x	hard
x x 9 9 11 11 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x E E B B x x x x x x	medium
11 11 x x 11 11 11 11 x x x x	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	B B x x B B E E x x x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 x x 2 2 2 2	– – – – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x E E x x B B E E	hard
4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	E E B B E E B B x x x x	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 x x x x	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –	x x E E x x B B x x x x	hard
x x x x x x 11 11 7 7 9 9	– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x E E E E B B	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
5	7	B

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See E5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-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.