E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

○11111EBEBEE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easybarre on fret 4
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 4 4 4 01 1 1 1 1 –E B E B E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
x x x 9 11 7– – – 2 3 1x x x E B Bhard
x 9 11 9 11 0– 1 2 1 3 –x E B E B Emedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 11 12– – – – 1 2x x x x B Eeasy
4 4 4 4 4 x1 1 1 1 1 –E B E B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x x 9 x 7– – – 2 – 1x x x E x Bhard
x 9 11 9 11 x– 1 2 1 3 –x E B E B xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 x 11 0– – 1 – 2 –x x B x B Eeasy
x x 4 4 4 0– – 1 1 1 –x x E B E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 9 11 7– 2 – 3 4 1x E x E B Bhard
x 9 11 9 11 12– 1 2 1 3 4x E B E B Emedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 x 11 12– – 1 – 2 3x x B x B Eeasy
4 4 4 4 x x1 1 1 1 – –E B E B x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 9 11 x 11 7– 2 3 – 4 1x E B x B Bhard
x 9 11 9 x x– 1 2 1 – –x E B E x xmedium · barre on fret 9
11 x 11 x 11 01 – 2 – 3 –B x B x B Eeasy

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

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.