E5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○○123EBEBBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 2 4 0 0– – 1 2 3 – –x E B E B B Emedium
x x x 2 4 x x– – – 1 2 – –x x x E B x xmedium
7 0 7 x 4 0 02 – 3 – 1 – –E E E x B B Ehard
x x x x x 5 7– – – – – 1 2x x x x x E Bmedium
7 7 7 x x x x1 1 1 – – – –E B E x x x xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 9 0 0– – – 1 2 – –x E x B E B Eeasy
x x x x x 12 12– – – – – 1 2x x x x x B Eeasy
x 0 2 2 x 0 0– – 1 2 – – –x E B E x B Eeasy
x x x 2 4 5 x– – – 1 2 3 –x x x E B E xmedium
7 0 7 x 4 0 72 – 3 – 1 – 4E E E x B B Bhard
x 0 7 9 9 5 0– – 2 3 4 1 –x E E B E E Ehard
7 7 7 9 9 0 01 1 1 2 3 – –E B E B E B Emedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 9 0 x– – – 1 2 – –x E x B E B xeasy
x 12 x x x 12 12– 1 – – – 2 3x E x x x B Eeasy
x 0 2 2 x x x– – 1 2 – – –x E B E x x xeasy
x x 2 2 x x x– – 1 2 – – –x x B E x x xeasy

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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.