G5 Chord on Guitar

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G5 is a power chord chord made of 2 notes: G, D. It sounds strong and neutral, with no third to make it major or minor, and you hear it in rock, punk and metal, especially with distortion. It is the I chord of G major and turns up in 5 other keys.

The library above opens on G5 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.

Notes in G5

Note	Degree	Interval from G	Semitones
G	1	root	0
D	5	perfect fifth	7

Formula: 1 – 5.

How to play G5

Fret 3Beginner355xxx

Open positionEasy3x0033

Open positionBeginnerxxx03x

Fret 5Beginnerxx57xx

Fret 8Beginnerxxxx8(10)

Fret 10Beginnerx(10)(12)xxx

Fret 3 (root on the 6th string), step by step

1st finger (index): 6th string, 3rd fret (G, the root).
3rd finger (ring): 5th string, 5th fret (D, the fifth).
4th finger (little): 4th string, 5th fret (G, the root).
Strum from the 6th string, and keep the 3rd string and 2nd string and 1st string quiet (touch the muted string lightly with the finger next to it).

Tips

The fret 3 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (xx57xx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.

Keys and progressions with G5

G5 belongs to 6 keys: V in C major, IV in D major, I in G major, III in E minor, VII in A minor, VI in B minor. In G major, try I–V–vi–IV: G5 – D – Em – C.