D5 is the D power chord (fifth) chord. It has 2 notes: D – A (1 – 5).
A power chord is just the root and the fifth, with no third, so it is neither major nor minor. It is strong and punchy, especially with distortion in rock music.
D5 chord on Guitar
xx023x
x577xx
10-12-12-x-x-x
x-x-x-7-10-10Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D open; G 2nd fret; B 3rd fret; high E not played.
D5 chord on Ukulele
2250Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 2nd fret; E 5th fret; A open.
D5 chord on Piano
Play D and A together with your right hand, and D (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the D5 chord
D5 appears in 197 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Ila & The Happy Trees – Quando Ero Bambino Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Arcane League Of Legends – Cocktail Molotov Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Linkin Park – Two Faced Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Lee Abrahams – The Flame Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Epic The Musical – Get In The Water Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mk.Gee – Lonely Fight Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Yung Scuff ft Jake Webber ft Johnnie Guilbert – Yellow Red October Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Kasabian – Passengers Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- James McMurtry – Peter Pan chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Divinyls- Bless My Soul Its Rock-N-Roll Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Hum – I Hate It Too Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- The Pretty Things – Dont Bring Me Down Chords on Piano and Ukulele
Related chords
Other D chords:
Chords in the key of D major:
D5 chord: questions
What notes are in the D5 chord?
D5 (D power chord (fifth)) is made of D and A (1 – 5).
How do you play D5 on guitar?
The most common shape is xx023x (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play D5 on ukulele?
Play 2250 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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