E5 chord on guitar
The E5 chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in E5
E · B
The chord is built from 2 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
1 open string · 3 muted strings
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | open | E |
| 5 | 2 | B |
| 4 | 2 | E |