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Guitar chord

D5D power chord

  • D1
  • A5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
1
Shapes
12

How to play D5

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the G string.
  2. Let ring open: D string.
  3. Don't play: low E string, A string, B string, high E string.
  1. D5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx02xx2EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx02xx2EBGDAE

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  2. D5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx023x23EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx023x23EBGDAE

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  3. D5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x577xx5fr134EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x577xx5fr134EBGDAE

    x577xx · A5 shape

  4. D5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x502xx41EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x502xx41EBGDAE

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  5. D5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xxxx3513EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xxxx3513EBGDAE

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  6. D5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xx0235124EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xx0235124EBGDAE

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  7. D5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x5023x412EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x5023x412EBGDAE

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  8. D5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx0x3513EADGBE
    D5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx0x3513EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the D5 chord

D power chord is built from 2 notes: D (1), A (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, D, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.

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