One may also ask, what is an E5 chord?
A powerchord is written as a letter name followed by the number five. The first note is the same as the letter in the chord name (this is called the root note). Example 1’s first chord has an E root note and the second note is five notes above this. In this case this it is a B note. This is why it’s called an E5 chord.
Keeping this in consideration, what tuning is wherever I may roam in?
standard tuning
Regarding this, who plays the sitar in Wherever I May Roam?
The instrument used at the beginning is an electric sitar. Kirk Hammett used it again when they played this with the San Francisco Orchestra in 1999. This can be heard on their album S&M. The odd “cracking” sound heard throughout the song is from a 12-string bass that Jason Newsted used on the track.