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About the G5 chord

The G5 chord (power chord) is made up of 2 notes — G is the root and D the perfect fifth. There is no third at all, just the root and fifth, which is why it sounds neither major nor minor.

On guitar, G5 chords sit higher up the neck: 355xxx, around the 3rd fret. Leave the G, B and high E strings out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Power chords are just root and fifth — no third — giving the punchy, neutral sound of rock and metal.

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Common questions

What notes are in the G5 chord?

The G5 chord contains the notes G and D.

How do you play G5 on guitar?

A common shape is 355xxx. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the G5 chord?

The G5 chord is built from the root (G) and a perfect fifth (D).

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open G5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.