Guitar chord · Suspended & power
G power chord chord on guitar
355xxx · 3rd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- GD
- 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 · 3rd fret
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, index finger (1) G
- 5th string (A): 5th fret, ring finger (3) D
- 4th string (D): 5th fret, pinky finger (4) G
- 3rd string (G): don’t play — mute it
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--x---| D|--5---| A|--5---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G5 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 G5 on guitar
355xxx: index on the root, ring and pinky on the 5th fret. Mute the other strings with the underside of your index finger.
