E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

✕✕✕111EBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 x x x1 1 1 – – –E B E x x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 7 9 5 7 x– 2 4 1 3 –x E B B E xhard
x 7 9 10 7 9– 1 2 4 1 3x E B E E Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 10 x 9– – – 2 – 1x x x E x Beasy
2 2 2 5 2 21 1 1 2 1 1E B E B B Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 7 x– 2 – 1 3 –x E x B E xhard
x 7 9 10 7 x– 1 2 3 1 –x E B E E xmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 10 x x– – 1 2 – –x x B E x xeasy
2 2 x x x x1 2 – – – –E B x x x xeasy
x 7 9 5 x x– 2 3 1 – –x E B B x xhard
x x x x 7 9– – – – 1 2x x x x E Bmedium
x x 9 10 x 9– – 1 3 – 2x x B E x Beasy
2 2 2 5 2 x1 1 1 2 1 –E B E B B xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 x x– 2 – 1 – –x E x B x xhard
x 7 9 x x x– 1 2 – – –x E B x x xmedium
9 x 9 10 x x1 – 2 3 – –B x B E x xeasy

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

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.