G5 chord on Zhongruan

in Standard (G-D-G-D) tuning

○○○51GDGG
G5
Power Chord
Notes:G · D
easyfret 5
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 5– – – 1G D G Geasy
0 0 7 0– – 1 –G D D Deasy
12 12 12 121 1 1 1G D G Deasy · barre on fret 12
0 5 0 0– 1 – –G G G Deasy
0 0 7 x– – 1 –G D D xeasy
0 12 12 12– 1 1 1G D G Deasy · barre on fret 12
x 5 0 0– 1 – –x G G Deasy
0 x 7 0– – 1 –G x D Deasy
12 12 12 01 1 1 –G D G Deasy · barre on fret 12
0 5 7 5– 1 2 1G G D Gmedium · barre on fret 5
0 x 7 x– – 1 –G x D xeasy
12 12 12 x1 1 1 –G D G xeasy · barre on fret 12
x 5 7 5– 1 2 1x G D Gmedium · barre on fret 5
7 0 0 01 – – –D D G Deasy
12 12 0 121 2 – 3G D G Deasy
0 0 7 5– – 2 1G D D Gmedium

The G5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G, D. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan 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

Standard (G-D-G-D) G-D-G-D
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.