D5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

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

○○○○11111122DDAADDAAAADD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A D D A A A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 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 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x D D x x A A A A D Dhard
x x x x x x x x 5 5 7 7– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x D D A Amedium
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2x x D D A A D D A A A Amedium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 12 12– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x D D A A D Dmedium
x x x x x x x x 12 12 12 12– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x A A D Deasy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –D D A A D D x x A A D Deasy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 x x x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –D D A A x x x x x x x xeasy
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 3x x D D x x A A A A A Ahard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x D D A A D D D D D Dhard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x D D A A D D A A D Dmedium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x D D A A D Dmedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A D D A A A A x xmedium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A D D A A x x x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 5 5 0 0– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x D D x x A A D D D Dhard

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