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Eb5 power chord on guitar

Eb5 is a power chord: neither major nor minor, punchy with distortion. It is built from Eb and Bb (formula 1 5). Power chords are the backbone of rock, punk and metal rhythm guitar. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx134x.

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x x x 8 11 11
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Eb5 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 1: xx134x. Mute the low E, A and high E strings.
  2. Fret 4: xxxx46. Mute the low E, A, D and G strings.
  3. Fret 6: x688xx. Mute the low E, B and high E strings.
  4. Fret 8: x-x-x-8-11-11. Mute the low E, A and D strings.
  5. Fret 11: 11-13-13-x-x-x. Mute the G, B and high E strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Eb5 chord?
Eb5 is made of Eb and Bb: the root and perfect 5th above Eb.
What is the easiest way to play Eb5?
Play xx134x (low E to high E): mute the low E, A and high E strings.

Also try: Eb Major · D# Minor · Eb7 · Ebmaj7 · Chord Charts