D5 chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

○○1423DAADAD
D5
Power Chord
Notes:D · A
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Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 0 0 2 21 4 – – 2 3D A A D A Dmedium
2 4 x x x x1 2 – – – –D A x x x xmedium
x 4 5 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x A D D x xeasy
x x 5 7 7 x– – 1 2 3 –x x D A D xmedium
x x x 0 7 9– – – – 1 2x x x D D Amedium
x 9 12 12 x x– 1 2 3 – –x D A D x xmedium
x x 12 12 x x– – 1 2 – –x x A D x xeasy
2 x 0 0 2 21 – – – 2 3D x A D A Deasy
2 4 5 x x x1 2 3 – – –D A D x x xmedium
x 4 5 x x x– 1 2 – – –x A D x x xeasy
x x 5 7 x x– – 1 2 – –x x D A x xmedium
x x x x 7 9– – – – 1 2x x x x D Amedium
x 9 12 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x D A D x xmedium
x x x 0 2 2– – – – 1 2x x x D A Deasy
2 4 5 x 2 x1 3 4 – 2 –D A D x A xhard
x 4 0 0 7 x– 1 – – 2 –x A A D D xmedium

The D5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D, A. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
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.