E Power (5) Chord on Mandola
How to play the E Power (5) chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
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 Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 2 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E3 up to B4.
Mandola is strung in four courses of two, 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.