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Eb5 chord (Eb Power Chord)

Powerful rock/metal staple consisting of root and fifth without a third.

Notes EbBb
Formula 1 5
Shapes 2 on this page

Eb5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

6th String Root Power Chord 11 13 13 x x x
5th String Root Power Chord x 6 8 8 x x

Interactive chord diagram

Eb5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Eb5

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eb5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb5 chord?
Eb5 is Eb, Bb: the 1, 5 of Eb.
How do you play Eb5 on guitar?
6th String Root Power Chord: 11 13 13 x x x; 5th String Root Power Chord: x 6 8 8 x x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb5?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb5: Eb Major, Eb Minor, Eb Minor Pentatonic, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Blues, Eb Major Blues.

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