E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

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 3 5 0	– – – 1 2 –	E B E B E E	medium
x 5 7 3 5 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x E B B E x	hard
0 5 7 8 5 7	– 1 2 4 1 3	E E B E E B	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 8 0 7	– – 1 3 – 2	E B B E B B	easy
0 0 12 8 12 12	– – 2 1 3 4	E B E E B E	hard
12 12 12 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x x x	easy · barre on fret 12
0 5 0 3 0 0	– 2 – 1 – –	E E E B B E	medium
x 5 x 3 5 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x E x B E x	hard
x 5 7 8 5 7	– 1 2 4 1 3	x E B E E B	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 8 0 7	– – – 2 – 1	E B E E B B	easy
0 12 0 8 12 12	– 2 – 1 3 4	E B E E B E	hard
0 12 12 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	E B E x x x	easy
0 5 0 3 5 0	– 2 – 1 3 –	E E E B E E	medium
x 5 7 3 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x E B B x x	hard
0 5 7 8 5 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	E E B E E E	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 8 0 0	– – 1 2 – –	E B B E B E	easy

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 – Open 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.