D5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Double Drop D

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

○○○○○○○○1122DDAADDAADDDD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –D D A A D D A A D D D Deasy
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 3 3 x x– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x D D x x A A D D x xhard
x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 3 3 x x– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x D D A A D D D D x xhard
0 0 5 5 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –D D D D A A D D x x x xmedium
0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A A A D D x x x xeasy
0 0 12 12 12 12 x x 10 10 12 12– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4D D A A D D x x A A D Dhard
12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –D D A A D D x x x x x xeasy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –D D A A D D A A D D x xeasy
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 x x x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x D D x x A A x x x xhard
x x x x x x 7 7 3 3 7 7– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x x x D D D D A Ahard
x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x D D A A D D x x x xmedium
0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 10 10 7 7– – – – 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1D D A A A A D D A A A Amedium · barre on fret 7
12 12 12 12 0 0 x x 10 10 12 122 2 3 3 – – – – 1 1 4 4D D A A D D x x A A D Dhard
0 0 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –D D A A D D x x x x x xeasy
x x x x 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x D D A A D D D Deasy
x x x x x x 2 2 3 3 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x A A D D x xeasy

The D5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Double 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 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.