E Power (5) Chord on 12-String Guitar
Play E Power (5) on 12-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E Power (5) chord is a power chord (root and fifth, no third), neutral between major and minor and a staple of rock and metal. It is built from the notes E, B. This page shows how to play E Power (5) on 12-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The E string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2. The G, B and E strings stay silent, so 3 of 6 sound. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E2 up to E3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 7.
12-String Guitar is strung in six courses of two, the lower four paired an octave apart, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.