D5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○✕✕1DA
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
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Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 x x– 1 – –D A x xeasy
x 2 3 x– 1 2 –x A D xeasy
x x 3 5– – 1 2x x D Amedium
0 7 x 5– 2 – 1D D x Ahard
0 7 10 10– 1 2 3D D A Dmedium
0 x 10 10– – 1 2D x A Deasy
0 2 3 x– 1 2 –D A D xeasy
x 2 3 5– 1 2 3x A D Amedium
x 7 3 5– 3 1 2x D D Ahard
x 7 x 5– 2 – 1x D x Ahard
x 7 10 10– 1 2 3x D A Dmedium
0 x 10 x– – 1 –D x A xeasy
0 2 3 5– 1 2 3D A D Amedium
7 7 3 53 4 1 2A D D Ahard
0 x x 5– – – 1D x x Aeasy
0 7 10 x– 1 2 –D D A xmedium

The D5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D, A. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) 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.