E5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

2123411EBEBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
hardbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 4 6 2 21 2 3 4 1 1E B E B B Ehard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 6 x x– – 1 2 – –x x E B x xmedium
x 9 x 6 7 9– 3 – 1 2 4x E x B E Bhard
x x x x 7 9– – – – 1 2x x x x E Bmedium
x 9 11 11 x x– 1 2 3 – –x E B E x xmedium
x x 11 11 x x– – 1 2 – –x x B E x xeasy
2 4 4 x x x1 2 3 – – –E B E x x xmedium
x x 4 6 7 x– – 1 2 3 –x x E B E xmedium
x 9 x 6 7 x– 3 – 1 2 –x E x B E xhard
x 9 11 11 7 x– 2 3 4 1 –x E B E E xhard
x 9 11 x x x– 1 2 – – –x E B x x xmedium
2 4 4 6 2 x1 2 3 4 1 –E B E B B xhard · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 x x x– 1 2 – – –x B E x x xeasy
x 9 x 6 x x– 2 – 1 – –x E x B x xhard
x x x 11 7 9– – – 3 1 2x x x E E Bhard
x 9 11 11 x 9– 1 3 4 – 2x E B E x Bhard

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