E5 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

○○○123EBEBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 2 4 0 0– 1 2 3 – –E B E B B Emedium
x x 2 4 x x– – 1 2 – –x x E B x xmedium
0 7 x 4 0 0– 2 – 1 – –E E x B B Ehard
x x x x 5 7– – – – 1 2x x x x E Bmedium
0 7 9 9 0 7– 1 3 4 – 2E E B E B Bmedium
0 x 9 9 0 0– – 1 2 – –E x B E B Eeasy
x x x x 12 12– – – – 1 2x x x x B Eeasy
0 2 2 x 0 0– 1 2 – – –E B E x B Eeasy
x x 2 4 5 x– – 1 2 3 –x x E B E xmedium
0 7 x 4 0 7– 2 – 1 – 3E E x B B Bhard
0 7 9 9 5 0– 2 3 4 1 –E E B E E Ehard
x 7 9 9 0 7– 1 3 4 – 2x E B E B Bmedium
0 x 9 9 0 x– – 1 2 – –E x B E B xeasy
12 x x x 12 121 – – – 2 3E x x x B Eeasy
0 2 2 x x x– 1 2 – – –E B E x x xeasy
x 2 2 x x x– 1 2 – – –x B E x x xeasy

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar 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.