G5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

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

✕○✕✕12GDG
G5
Power Chord
Notes:G · D
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 2 x x– – 1 2 – –x G D G x xeasy
x x x 2 5 5– – – 1 2 3x x x G D Gmedium
7 0 7 x 5 53 – 4 – 1 2G G G x D Ghard
7 7 7 x x x1 1 1 – – –G D G x x xeasy · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 10 0– – – 1 2 –x G x D G Deasy
x x x x 10 12– – – – 1 2x x x x G Dmedium
x 12 x x x 12– 1 – – – 2x G x x x Deasy
x 0 2 2 x 0– – 1 2 – –x G D G x Deasy
x x x 2 5 x– – – 1 2 –x x x G D xmedium
7 7 7 x 5 02 3 4 – 1 –G D G x D Dhard
7 7 x x x x1 2 – – – –G D x x x xeasy
x 0 x 9 10 x– – – 1 2 –x G x D G xeasy
x 12 x x 10 12– 2 – – 1 3x G x x G Dhard
x 0 2 2 5 0– – 1 2 3 –x G D G D Dmedium
x x 2 2 x x– – 1 2 – –x x D G x xeasy
7 7 7 x 5 x2 3 4 – 1 –G D G x D xhard

The G5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 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.