E5 chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

✕✕✕123EBE
E5
Power Chord
Notes:E · B
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EEEB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x 2 4 4– – – 1 2 3x x x E B Emedium
4 6 x x x x1 2 – – – –E B x x x xmedium
x 6 7 x x x– 1 2 – – –x B E x x xeasy
x x 7 9 9 x– – 1 2 3 –x x E B E xmedium
x x x x 9 11– – – – 1 2x x x x E Bmedium
11 11 x x x x1 2 – – – –B E x x x xeasy
x x x 2 4 x– – – 1 2 –x x x E B xmedium
4 6 7 x x x1 2 3 – – –E B E x x xmedium
x 6 7 9 9 x– 1 2 3 4 –x B E B E xmedium
x x 7 9 x x– – 1 2 – –x x E B x xmedium
x 11 x 9 9 11– 3 – 1 2 4x E x B E Bhard
x 11 x x x 11– 1 – – – 2x E x x x Beasy
4 x 2 2 4 x3 – 1 2 4 –E x B E B xhard
4 6 7 x 4 x1 3 4 – 2 –E B E x B xhard
x 6 7 9 x x– 1 2 3 – –x B E B x xmedium
x x 7 9 9 11– – 1 2 3 4x x E B E Bhard

The E5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes E, B. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
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.