E♭5 banjo chord

How to play E♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 1 3 4 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭5?

E♭5, E♭ power chord, is E♭ and B♭: the root (E♭) and the perfect fifth (B♭). Its formula is 1 5.

Is E♭5 major or minor?

Neither. E♭5 is E♭ and B♭, with no third, which is why it works under major and minor songs alike and stays clear with distortion.

Can I play E♭5 instead of E♭ or E♭m?

In rock, yes: power chords stand in for both.