G5 chord on 12-String Guitar – D Modal

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

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G5
Power Chord
Notes:G · D
mediumfret 5
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3 4 4G G D D D D G G D D G Gmedium
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 10 10 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x G G x x D D G G D Dhard
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4x x G G D D G G G G D Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x x 12 12 0 0 x x 12 12– – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x x x D D G G x x D Deasy
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 – –G G D D G G G G D D D Dmedium
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 10 10 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x G G x x D D G G x xhard
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x G G D D G G G G D Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x x x x x G G x x D Deasy
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –G G D D G G G G x x x xeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 x x x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x G G x x D D x x x xhard
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x G G D D G G G G x xmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x x 12 12 12 12 x x x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x D D G G x x x xeasy
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 – –G G D D G G G G D D x xmedium
0 0 10 10 0 0 7 7 10 10 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –D D G G D D D D G G D Dmedium
x x 10 10 12 12 0 0 10 10 12 12– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x G G D D G G G G D Dmedium
x x x x 12 12 12 12 x x 12 12– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x D D G G x x D Deasy

The G5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – D Modal 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.