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D power chord guitar chord

D5 means D power chord. The notes are D and A. The first picture is the one to copy.

x means muted. 0 means open.

D power chord

Short code x57xxx, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 5, index finger, note D, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 7, ring finger, note A, 5th.
  4. G string: muted, do not play.
  5. B string: muted, do not play.
  6. High E string: muted, do not play.

D power chord uses the notes D and A.

More D guitar chords.

Also D major, D minor, D dominant 7, D major 7, D minor 7, D suspended 2, D suspended 4, D diminished, D augmented.

D power chord, another shape

Short code accxxx, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: fret 10, index finger, note D, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 12, ring finger, note A, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 12, pinky finger, note D, 1st.
  4. G string: muted, do not play.
  5. B string: muted, do not play.
  6. High E string: muted, do not play.

D power chord uses the notes D and A.

Why does this D power chord have only two notes?

Both pictures are D and A. That is a D power chord. There is no F sharp, so it is not D major. The first picture is two strings: A string fret 5, D string fret 7. The second picture starts on the thick E at fret 10 and uses three strings. Same two notes. The second shape has three strings, so it often sounds bigger.

If the D power chord in a song sounds bigger than two strings, try the second picture lower on this page.

This chord leaves off the note that would make it major or minor. Play D major after this and you will hear F sharp come in.

Progressions that start on D power chord

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D power chord, G power chord, A power chord, D power chord

This is the hard-hit one. D power chord (D5) to G power chord (G5) to A power chord (A5) and home, nothing soft in the middle. 1970s hard rock and 1990s punk, a garage with the door up. It feels like yelling along even when you do not know the words.

D power chord, C power chord, G power chord, D power chord

C power chord (C5) walks out. G5 pulls. D5 stomps back. Southern rock and classic-rock radio. A tailgate. Dust. Big. Nobody came to cry.

D power chord, G power chord, D power chord, G power chord

Two chords, and they punch. D5 then G5, over and over. 1970s punk, a school gym, bad speakers. Simple is the feeling.