G5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

○○○○321GGDGDD
G5
Power Chord
Notes:G · D
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Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 0 0 3 02 – – – 1 –G G D G D Dmedium
x x 5 7 3 5– – 2 4 1 3x x G D D Ghard
5 7 5 7 8 51 2 1 3 4 1G D G D G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 8 0– – – 1 2 –x G D D G Deasy
12 0 0 12 8 122 – – 3 1 4D G D G G Dhard
x 12 12 12 x x– 1 1 1 – –x G D G x xeasy · barre on fret 12
5 0 0 0 3 52 – – – 1 3G G D G D Gmedium
x x 5 x 3 5– – 2 – 1 3x x G x D Ghard
5 7 5 7 x x1 2 1 3 – –G D G D x xmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 8 x– – – 1 2 –x G D D G xeasy
12 0 12 0 8 122 – 3 – 1 4D G D G G Dhard
12 0 12 12 x x1 – 2 3 – –D G D G x xeasy
5 0 5 0 3 02 – 3 – 1 –G G G G D Dmedium
x x 5 7 3 x– – 2 3 1 –x x G D D xhard
5 7 5 7 8 01 2 1 3 4 –G D G D G Dmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 x 7 8 0– – – 1 2 –x G x D G Deasy

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