How To Play The E5 Chord On Guitar

E5 Chord Guitar Instructions
To play the E5 chord on your guitar, picture the E5 chord chart shown to the left as your fret board and neck (if you were to stand your guitar up vertically).
The horizontal lines represent the fret bars, the vertical lines show the strings and the dots show where to place your fingers.
Play the E5 chord by placing your fingers exactly where the diagram shows and strumming the correct strings.
E5 Guitar Chord Finger Positions
Here's where you need to position your fingers when playing the E5 guitar chord:
- Tune your guitar Tune your guitar to standard guitar tuning
- Index finger: 7th fret, 5th string. Place your index finger on the 7th fret of the 5th string.
- Ring finger: 9th fret, 4th string. Place your ring finger on the 9th fret of the 4th string.
- Play chord. Strum the 5th and 4th strings.
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These Songs Use The E5 Chord
Mastered playing the E5 chord on your guitar? Challenge yourself by trying to play these songs to help you memorise it (they all use the E5 chord)!
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