E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

○○2341EBBBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 0 5 0 12 3 – 4 – 1E B B B B Ehard
5 5 5 5 5 x1 1 1 1 1 –E B E B E xeasy · barre on fret 5
x 10 12 10 0 8– 2 4 3 – 1x E B E B Bhard
x 10 12 10 12 x– 1 2 1 3 –x E B E B xmedium · barre on fret 10
x x 5 5 0 1– – 2 3 – 1x x E B B Ehard
5 5 5 5 0 x1 1 1 1 – –E B E B B xeasy · barre on fret 5
x 10 x 10 0 8– 2 – 3 – 1x E x E B Bhard
x 10 12 10 0 x– 1 2 1 – –x E B E B xmedium · barre on fret 10
5 x 0 5 0 12 – – 3 – 1E x B B B Ehard
5 5 5 5 x x1 1 1 1 – –E B E B x xeasy · barre on fret 5
x x x 10 12 8– – – 2 3 1x x x E B Bhard
x 10 12 10 x x– 1 2 1 – –x E B E x xmedium · barre on fret 10
5 5 0 x 0 12 3 – – – 1E B B x B Ehard
5 5 0 5 5 x1 2 – 3 4 –E B B B E xmedium
x x x 10 x 8– – – 2 – 1x x x E x Bhard
x 10 x 10 0 x– 1 – 2 – –x E x E B xeasy

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