D5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

✕✕2413DAAD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 5 1 3 x– 2 4 1 3 –x D A A D xhard
x 3 5 6 3 5– 1 2 4 1 3x D A D D Amedium · barre on fret 3
x x x 6 x 5– – – 2 – 1x x x D x Aeasy
x x 10 6 10 10– – 2 1 3 4x x D D A Dhard
10 10 10 x x x1 1 1 – – –D A D x x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x 3 x 1 3 x– 2 – 1 3 –x D x A D xhard
x 3 5 6 3 x– 1 2 3 1 –x D A D D xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 6 x x– – 1 2 – –x x A D x xeasy
10 10 10 6 x x2 3 4 1 – –D A D D x xhard
10 10 x x x x1 2 – – – –D A x x x xeasy
x 3 5 1 x x– 2 3 1 – –x D A A x xhard
x x x x 3 5– – – – 1 2x x x x D Amedium
x x 5 6 x 5– – 1 3 – 2x x A D x Aeasy
x x x 6 10 10– – – 1 2 3x x x D A Dhard
10 10 10 x 10 x1 2 3 – 4 –D A D x A xhard
x 3 x 1 x x– 2 – 1 – –x D x A x xhard

The D5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open 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 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.