E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-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 x 2 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E B E x B x	hard
4 4 4 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x x x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 7 9	– 3 – 1 2 4	x E x B E B	hard
x x x x 7 9	– – – – 1 2	x x x x E B	medium
x 9 11 11 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x E B E x x	medium
x x 11 11 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x B E x x	easy
x x 4 6 2 2	– – 3 4 1 2	x x E B B E	hard
4 4 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	E B x x x x	easy
x 9 x 6 7 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x E x B E x	hard
x 9 11 11 7 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E E x	hard
x 9 11 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x E B x x x	medium
11 x 11 11 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	B x B E x x	easy
x x 4 x 2 2	– – 3 – 1 2	x x E x B E	hard
4 4 4 6 x x	1 1 1 2 – –	E B E B x x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x E x B x x	hard
x x x 11 7 9	– – – 3 1 2	x x x E E 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 6-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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.