E5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○○○○○31122EEBBEEBBEEEE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –E E B B E E B B E E E Emedium
x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E B B B B E E x xhard
0 0 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3E E E E B B E E E E B Bmedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 8 8 0 0 7 7– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2E E B B B B E E B B B Beasy
0 0 0 0 12 12 8 8 12 12 12 12– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4E E B B E E E E B B E Ehard
12 12 12 12 12 12 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 12
0 0 5 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –E E E E E E B B B B E Emedium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E x x B B E E x xhard
x x 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x E E B B E E E E B Bmedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 7 7– – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1E E B B E E E E B B B Beasy
0 0 12 12 0 0 8 8 12 12 12 12– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4E E B B E E E E B B E Ehard
0 0 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –E E B B E E x x x x x xeasy
0 0 5 5 0 0 3 3 5 5 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –E E E E E E B B E E E Emedium
x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 x x x x– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – –x x E E B B B B x x x xhard
0 0 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –E E E E B B E E E E E Emedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 8 8 0 0 0 0– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –E E B B B B E E B B E Eeasy

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