E5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

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E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –E E B B E E B B B B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –E E B B E E x x x x x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x E E x x B B B B E Ehard
x x x x x x x x 5 5 7 7– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x E E B Bmedium
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2x x E E B B E E B B B Bmedium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 12 12– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x E E B B E Emedium
x x x x x x x x 12 12 12 12– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x B B E Eeasy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –E E B B E E x x B B E Eeasy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 x x x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –E E B B x x x x x x x xeasy
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 3x x E E x x B B B B B Bhard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x E E B B E E E E E Ehard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x E E B B E E B B E Emedium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x E E B B E Emedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –E E B B E E B B B B x xmedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –E E B B E E B B x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 5 5 0 0– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E x x B B E E E Ehard

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