D5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:D · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 2 2 0	1 2 – 3 4 –	D A D A D D	medium
2 2 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	D A x x x x	easy
x 7 7 7 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x D A D x x	easy · barre on fret 7
x x 12 x 9 12	– – 2 – 1 3	x x D x A D	hard
2 2 0 2 2 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D A D A D x	medium
2 2 x 2 2 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D A x A D x	hard
x 7 7 7 9 7	– 1 1 1 2 1	x D A D A A	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 x 9 12	– – – – 1 2	x x D x A D	hard
x x 0 2 2 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x D A D D	easy
2 2 x 2 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	D A x A x x	easy
x 7 7 7 9 0	– 1 1 1 2 –	x D A D A D	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 12 x 9 0	– – 2 – 1 –	x x D x A D	hard
2 2 0 2 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	D A D A x x	easy
2 x x 2 2 x	1 – – 2 3 –	D x x A D x	easy
x 7 7 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x D A x x x	easy
x x 12 x 9 x	– – 2 – 1 –	x x D x A x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
5	7	A

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See D5 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-D

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.