Guitar chord · Suspended & power
D power chord chord on guitar
xx023x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- DA
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, index finger (1) A
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) D
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--3---| G|--2---| D|--0---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D5 on guitar
On guitar, D5 is one of the friendlier shapes: xx023x needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the low E, A and high E strings.
