Guitar chords · Power chord
E♭5 chord on guitar (Eb5)
E♭5 (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 E♭5
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.
E♭5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 6 or the E shape at fret 11. A 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. 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.
A shape · fret 6
E shape · fret 11
Notes and formula
What makes E♭5 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 E♭5 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..
- E♭Rroot
- B♭5essential
- E♭, the root
- Other chord tones
E♭5 and D♯5 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with E♭5
E♭5 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
E♭5 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 E♭5 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- E♭5/B♭
E♭5 with its 5th, B♭, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on D♯ / 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
- E♭m minor
- E♭7 dominant 7th
- E♭maj7 major 7th
- E♭m7 minor 7th
- E♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- E♭sus4 suspended 4th
- E♭6 major 6th
- E♭m6 minor 6th
- E♭add9 add 9
- E♭9 dominant 9th
- E♭maj9 major 9th
- E♭m9 minor 9th
- E♭13 dominant 13th
- E♭maj13 major 13th
- E♭m11 minor 11th
- D♯° diminished
- D♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- D♯°7 diminished 7th
- E♭+ augmented
- E♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- E♭m(maj7) minor major 7th
- E♭6/9 six-nine
- E♭m(add9) minor add 9
- E♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
E♭5, in short
- What notes are in the E♭5 chord?
- E♭5 (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 E♭5 on guitar?
- E♭5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 6 or the E shape at fret 11.
- What key is E♭5 in?
- E♭5 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).
- Is E♭5 the same as D♯5?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. E♭5 is the spelling in C♭ major, G♭ major, D♭ major, A♭ major, E♭ major, B♭ major, A♭ minor, E♭ minor, B♭ minor, F minor, C minor and G minor; D♯5 only in B major, F♯ major, C♯ major, G♯ minor, D♯ minor and A♯ minor.