E♭5 guitar chord

How to play E♭5 on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the low E, B and high E strings.

From the low E string x 6 8 8 x x (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.