E♭5 chord on guitar

E♭5 is the E♭ power chord. Its notes are E♭ and B♭. It is the same chord as D♯5. No third means no major or minor quality. Mute unused strings carefully.

How to play E♭5

Root on A string

×EADG×B×e6

x688xx

Root on low E

EAD×G×B×e11

11-13-13-x-x-x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in E♭5

Formula
1 · 5
Also written
E♭5
Chord type
Power chord

E♭5 notes across the neck

open123456789101112B♭E♭B♭E♭E♭B♭B♭E♭E♭B♭B♭E♭

Every E♭ and B♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, E♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

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