D5 chord on Balalaika – Minor (GBD)

in Minor (GBD) tuning

○12ADD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 01 2 –A D Deasy
2 3 x1 2 –A D xeasy
7 3 72 1 3D D Ahard
7 10 71 2 1D A Amedium · barre on fret 7
x 10 0– 1 –x A Deasy
2 x 01 – –A x Deasy
x 3 7– 1 2x D Ahard
7 x 71 – 2D x Aeasy
x 10 12– 1 2x A Dmedium
7 10 01 2 –D A Dmedium
7 10 x1 2 –D A xmedium

The D5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D, A. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika – Minor (GBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
57A

More D chords

Other roots

See D5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D5 chord?

D5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes D, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.