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About the E5 chord

The E5 chord (power chord) is made up of 2 notes — E is the root and B the perfect fifth. There is no third at all, just the root and fifth, which is why it sounds neither major nor minor.

On guitar, E5 chords are most often played in open position: 022xxx. Let the open low E string ring, and leave the G, B and high E strings out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Power chords are just root and fifth — no third — giving the punchy, neutral sound of rock and metal.

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Common questions

What notes are in the E5 chord?

The E5 chord contains the notes E and B.

How do you play E5 on guitar?

A common open-position shape is 022xxx. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the E5 chord?

The E5 chord is built from the root (E) and a perfect fifth (B).

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open E5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.