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The E♭ power chord (E♭5) is a cornerstone of heavy music, built from just the root (E♭) and its perfect fifth, deliberately omitting the third to create a tonally ambiguous sound. This neutral quality makes the E♭5 power chord exceptionally versatile, working seamlessly over both major and minor progressions in rock, metal, and punk genres. When paired with distortion, the E♭ power chord produces the thick, saturated tone that defines countless iconic guitar riffs, and its position on the fretboard makes it particularly comfortable for power chord progressions. Whether you're crafting hard-hitting metal rhythms or driving rock grooves, the E♭5 delivers the raw, uncompromising power that has made power chords essential to electric guitar vocabulary. The E♭5 is particularly prevalent in drop D♭ tuning (also called drop C# tuning), where it appears naturally on the second fret of the dropped string, making it a staple of bands like Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, and Trivium alongside B♭5, F5, and A♭5. This power chord appears prominently in classic hard rock as well—Van Halen's "Unchained" and Led Zeppelin's work in E♭ tuning showcase the E♭5's versatility. The E♭5's frequency range (approximately 311 Hz) sits in an ideal zone for distorted guitar, providing both clarity and low-end punch without becoming muddy in dense mix arrangements, and it's enharmonically equivalent to D♯5.
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