E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:E · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 3 x	– – – 1 2 –	E B E B E x	easy
x 5 x 2 3 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	x E x B E B	hard
x x x x 3 5	– – – – 1 2	x x x x E B	medium
0 5 7 7 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	E E B E x x	medium
0 0 7 7 x x	– – 1 2 – –	E B B E x x	easy
0 0 0 x 10 10	– – – – 1 2	E B E x B E	easy
12 12 12 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x x x	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 2 3 5	– – – 1 2 3	E B E B E B	medium
x 5 x 2 3 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x E x B E x	hard
x 5 7 7 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E E x	hard
x 5 7 7 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x E B E x x	medium
0 0 7 7 10 10	– – 1 2 3 4	E B B E B E	medium
x x 0 x 10 10	– – – – 1 2	x x E x B E	easy
0 12 12 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	E B E x x x	easy
0 5 0 2 3 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	E E E B E B	medium
x 5 x 2 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x E x B x x	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 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

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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.