G5 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE 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 x 0 1 3 3	2 – – 1 3 4	G x D G D G	hard
3 5 5 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	G D G x x x	medium
x x 5 8 8 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x G D G x	medium
x x x x 8 10	– – – – 1 2	x x x x G D	medium
x 10 12 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x G D x x x	medium
x x x 1 3 3	– – – 1 2 3	x x x G D G	medium
3 5 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	G D x x x x	medium
x x 5 8 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x G D x x	medium
x 10 x 8 8 10	– 3 – 1 2 4	x G x D G D	hard
10 10 0 x x x	1 2 – – – –	D G D x x x	easy
3 5 0 1 3 x	2 4 – 1 3 –	G D D G D x	hard
3 5 5 x 3 x	1 3 4 – 2 –	G D G x D x	hard
x 5 5 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x D G x x x	easy
x 10 12 8 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x G D D G x	hard
10 10 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	D G x x x x	easy
3 5 0 x x x	1 2 – – – –	G D D x x x	medium

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.