G5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:G · D

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 x 1 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G D G x D x	hard
3 3 3 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	G D G x x x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 8 x 5 6 8	– 3 – 1 2 4	x G x D G D	hard
x x x x 6 8	– – – – 1 2	x x x x G D	medium
x 8 10 10 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x G D G x x	medium
x x 10 10 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x D G x x	easy
x x 3 5 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	x x G D D G	hard
3 3 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	G D x x x x	easy
x 8 x 5 6 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x G x D G x	hard
x 8 10 10 6 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x G D G G x	hard
x 8 10 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x G D x x x	medium
10 x 10 10 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	D x D G x x	easy
x x 3 x 1 1	– – 3 – 1 2	x x G x D G	hard
3 3 3 5 x x	1 1 1 2 – –	G D G D x x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 x 5 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x G x D x x	hard
x x x 10 6 8	– – – 3 1 2	x x x G G D	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
5	7	D

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See G5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.