Guitar chords · Power chord
E5 chord on guitar
E5 (E Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: E and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
Shapes
How to play E5
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
E5 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and one A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 7. A movable shape keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
Open (E shape)
A shape · fret 7
Notes and formula
What makes E5 power chord
A Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion. is just the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and the 5th, often with the root doubled an The distance of twelve half steps, where a note comes round to the same name. Twelve frets up a string is an octave. up. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, so it stays clear under heavy distortion: the backbone of rock and punk.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 5th makes E5 a Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion..
- ERroot
- B5essential
- E, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with E5
E5 belongs to twelve keys: C major (iii5), G major (vi5), D major (ii5), A major (V5), E major (I5), B major (IV5), A minor (v5), E minor (i5), B minor (iv5), F♯ minor (VII5), C♯ minor (III5) and G♯ minor (VI5).
- iii5C major
- vi5G major
- ii5D major
- V5A major
- I5E major
- IV5B major
- v5A minor
- i5E minor
- iv5B minor
- VII5F♯ minor
- III5C♯ minor
- VI5G♯ minor
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
E5 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps E5 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- E5/B
E5 with its 5th, B, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on E
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- E major
- Em minor
- E7 dominant 7th
- Emaj7 major 7th
- Em7 minor 7th
- Esus2 suspended 2nd
- Esus4 suspended 4th
- E6 major 6th
- Em6 minor 6th
- Eadd9 add 9
- E9 dominant 9th
- Emaj9 major 9th
- Em9 minor 9th
- E13 dominant 13th
- Emaj13 major 13th
- Em11 minor 11th
- E° diminished
- Em7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- E°7 diminished 7th
- E+ augmented
- E7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Em(maj7) minor major 7th
- E6/9 six-nine
- Em(add9) minor add 9
- E7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
E5, in short
- What notes are in the E5 chord?
- E5 (E Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: E and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
- How do you play E5 on guitar?
- E5 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and one A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 7.
- What key is E5 in?
- E5 belongs to twelve keys: C major (iii5), G major (vi5), D major (ii5), A major (V5), E major (I5), B major (IV5), A minor (v5), E minor (i5), B minor (iv5), F♯ minor (VII5), C♯ minor (III5) and G♯ minor (VI5).