D5 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

○○12DADA
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 0 21 – – 2D A D Aeasy
2 x x 21 – – 2D x x Aeasy
x 5 7 7– 1 2 3x D A Dmedium
x 0 7 7– – 1 2x A A Deasy
9 0 0 x1 – – –A A D xeasy
x 12 0 x– 1 – –x A D xeasy
2 0 0 x1 – – –D A D xeasy
2 5 x 21 3 – 2D D x Ahard
x 5 7 x– 1 2 –x D A xmedium
x x 7 7– – 1 2x x A Deasy
9 x 0 x1 – – –A x D xeasy
x 12 12 x– 1 2 –x A D xeasy
x x 0 2– – – 1x x D Aeasy
x 5 x 2– 2 – 1x D x Ahard
9 5 7 74 1 2 3A D A Dhard
x 0 0 7– – – 1x A D Deasy

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