E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:E · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 4 0 0	1 1 1 2 – –	E B E B B E	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 4 0 0	– 2 – 1 – –	x E x B B E	hard
x x x x 5 7	– – – – 1 2	x x x x E B	medium
x 7 9 9 0 7	– 1 3 4 – 2	x E B E B B	medium
x x x 9 12 12	– – – 1 2 3	x x x E B E	medium
x x x x 12 12	– – – – 1 2	x x x x B E	easy
2 2 2 x 0 0	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x B E	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	E B x x x x	easy
x 7 x 4 0 7	– 2 – 1 – 3	x E x B B B	hard
x 7 9 9 5 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E E E	hard
x 7 9 9 0 0	– 1 2 3 – –	x E B E B E	medium
x x x 9 12 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x E B E	medium
2 2 2 4 0 x	1 1 1 2 – –	E B E B B x	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 x x	1 1 1 2 – –	E B E B x x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 4 5 0	– 3 – 1 2 –	x E x B E E	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 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

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 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.