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E5 Chord on Ukulele
E Power Chord is E, B — the 1-5 pattern of a power chord. There are 2 ways to play it on ukulele, ranked below from easiest to hardest.
There is no open E5 on ukulele, but the first shape below is still beginner-friendly — start with that one and leave the movable shapes for later.
Start here — Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret)
Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath.
Easier ways to play it — 2 shapes, easiest first
Same chord in all of them. What changes is how much your hand has to do and where on the neck it sits.
Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret) Way 1 of 2
Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret)
Easiest here· beginner· the standard shape
Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath.
Movable Power Chord (9th fret) Way 2 of 2
Movable Power Chord (9th fret)
beginner
Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath.
What beginners get wrong
Moving in and out of it
The shape above: Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret).
Listening: each shape above has its own play button, and each one plays the notes that shape actually produces — not a generic triad.
E5 on other instruments
Same notes, different hands. Every link below is a real page with diagrams and audio.
Chords next door
Same root, different colour — and all of them playable on ukulele.
E5 on Ukulele — questions people ask
What is the easiest way to play E5 on ukulele?
“Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret)” — which we rate beginner — is the easiest E5 shape on ukulele. Sits at fret 9 — tighter and brighter than the low shapes, and high enough to keep out of the way of anyone playing the open version underneath.
What notes are in the E Power Chord chord?
E Power Chord is E, B — the 1-5 interval pattern of a power chord. Every voicing on this page uses those notes and nothing else; they just appear in a different order and octave.
How many ways can you play E5 on ukulele?
This page has 2 E5 voicings for ukulele, ranked from easiest to hardest: Two-Note Power Chord (9th fret), Movable Power Chord (9th fret). They all sound like E5; the differences are how hard they are to hold and how high they sit.
What can I play instead of E5?
The nearest stand-ins on ukulele that keep the same root are Esus4, Esus2, E. They keep the root and the fifth and only change what sits in the middle, so most songs still work — but check the swap against the melody, because the note you removed may be the one the tune is singing.
Can I play E5 on other instruments?
Yes. E5 is the same set of notes everywhere; only the fingering changes. This site has diagrams and audio for it on guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo.
Learn the theory behind E5
The shape gets your fingers there. These explain why it sounds the way it does.
Intervals — The Only Music Theory You Actually Need
Root and fifth, no third — which is why a power chord is neither major nor minor.
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The 12-Bar Blues — Three Chords, A Century of Hits
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Barre Chords — The Wall Every Guitarist Climbs
The same two-finger shape slides anywhere on the neck once you can anchor it.
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