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Guitar chord

E♭5E flat power chord

  • E♭1
  • B♭5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12

How to play E♭5

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string.
  3. Don't play: low E string, A string, B string, high E string.
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    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx13xx13EBGDAE

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  2. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx134x134EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx134x134EBGDAE

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  3. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x688xx6fr134EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x688xx6fr134EBGDAE

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  4. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xxxx464fr13EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xxxx464fr13EBGDAE

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  5. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x68xxx6fr13EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x68xxx6fr13EBGDAE

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  6. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x6x34x3fr412EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x6x34x3fr412EBGDAE

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  7. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x6x3xx3fr41EADGBE
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  8. E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x6x3463fr3124EADGBE
    E♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x6x3463fr3124EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the E♭5 chord

E flat power chord is built from 2 notes: E♭ (1), B♭ (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, E♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

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