E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

○✕1213EBEBB
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 2 4 0 x1 2 1 3 – –E B E B B xmedium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 4 5 21 2 1 3 4 1E B E B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 5 x– – – 1 2 –x x x B E xeasy
x 9 9 9 5 x– 2 3 4 1 –x E B E E xhard
x 9 9 9 0 x– 1 1 1 – –x E B E B xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 2 4 0 2– – 1 3 – 2x x E B B Emedium
2 4 2 4 x x1 2 1 3 – –E B E B x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 5 x– 1 – 2 3 –x B x B E xeasy
x x x 9 5 9– – – 2 1 3x x x E E Bhard
x 9 9 9 0 9– 1 2 3 – 4x E B E B Bmedium
x x 2 x 0 2– – 1 – – 2x x E x B Eeasy
2 4 2 4 5 x1 2 1 3 4 –E B E B E xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x x 5 x– 1 – – 2 –x B x x E xeasy
x x x x 5 9– – – – 1 2x x x x E Bhard
x 9 9 9 x x– 1 1 1 – –x E B E x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 2 4 0 x– – 1 2 – –x x E B B xmedium

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