G5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

○5111GDGG
G5
Power Chord
Notes:G · D
easybarre on fret 5
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 5 01 1 1 –G D G Geasy · barre on fret 5
x 10 x 7– 2 – 1x G x Dhard
x 10 12 12– 1 2 3x G D Gmedium
x x 12 0– – 1 –x x D Geasy
5 5 5 x1 1 1 –G D G xeasy · barre on fret 5
0 10 0 7– 2 – 1D G D Dmedium
x 10 12 0– 1 2 –x G D Gmedium
x x 12 12– – 1 2x x D Geasy
5 5 0 01 2 – –G D D Geasy
x 10 0 7– 2 – 1x G D Dmedium
x 10 12 x– 1 2 –x G D xmedium
x x 0 12– – – 1x x D Geasy
5 5 0 x1 2 – –G D D xeasy
0 10 x 7– 2 – 1D G x Dhard
0 10 0 0– 1 – –D G D Geasy
12 x 12 121 – 2 3D x D Geasy

The G5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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 G5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
57D

More G chords

Other roots

See G5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G5 chord?

G5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes G, D.

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.