D5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○○○○○○○31122DDAADDAADDDD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5 0 0– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –D D A A D D A A D D D Dmedium
x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – –x x D D A A A A D D x xhard
0 0 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3D D D D A A D D D D A Amedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 8 8 0 0 7 7– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2D D A A A A D D A A A Aeasy
0 0 0 0 12 12 8 8 12 12 12 12– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D A A D D D D 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 5 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –D D D D D D A A A A D Dmedium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x D D x x A A D D x xhard
x x 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x D D A A D D D D A Amedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 7 7– – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1D D A A D D D D A A A Aeasy
0 0 12 12 0 0 8 8 12 12 12 12– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4D D A A D D D D 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
0 0 5 5 0 0 3 3 5 5 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –D D D D D D A A D D D Dmedium
x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 x x x x– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – –x x D D A A A A x x x xhard
0 0 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –D D D D A A D D D D D Dmedium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 8 8 0 0 0 0– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A A A D D A A D Deasy

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