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|E Power Chord chord intervals and notes|
|Intervals||1 - 5|
|Notes in E 5||E - B|
Power Chords are diatonic chords without third interval notes, used often in heavy metal, and generally whenever you play under heavy distortion. Since power chords have no thirds, they are neither major nor minor.
Here are 6 voicings of the E5 guitar chord, with a chord chart to each voicings' fingering.
Arpeggiating chords will help you make sure you are fretting the strings correctly, so don't be lazy.
When learning chords, try not looking at your fretting fingers after a while, since you'll need to be able to form the chord without peeking.