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E Power Chord Chord · Guitar
Fretboard map · Guitar
Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
E · B
Root: E
Intervals
1 · 5
How it is built
This chord starts on E and applies the intervals 1, 5. The result contains 2 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About E Power Chord Guitar Chord
E Power Chord Guitar chord contains E, B. Its sound is open, direct and ambiguous between major and minor.
Character and sound
Open, direct and ambiguous between major and minor.
Musical context and history
Power chords omit the third and keep root and fifth. Fifth-based sonorities are old, but the modern power-chord identity is especially linked to amplified guitar, rock and metal.
How and where it is used
The missing third lets it work over major or minor contexts and makes it effective with distortion, riffs and parallel motion.
On guitar, the same pitch collection can appear in several fretboard positions. Favor comfortable fingerings, guide tones and open strings when useful; the map shows all available positions across the first twelve frets. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
Compare this chord with other variants sharing the root E. Changing a single third, fifth, seventh or extension makes it easy to hear which interval defines the chord’s character.
The formula on this page is 1 · 5 and, from E, produces the notes E · B.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the E Power Chord Guitar chord?
The notes are E, B.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · 5.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Open, direct and ambiguous between major and minor. The missing third lets it work over major or minor contexts and makes it effective with distortion, riffs and parallel motion.
How can I check it on Guitar?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.