D# Power (5) Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)
Play D# Power (5) on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D# Power (5) chord is a power chord (root and fifth, no third), neutral between major and minor and a staple of rock and metal. It is built from the notes D#, A#. This page shows how to play D# Power (5) on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
There is no open-string version on Classical Guitar (Drop D): the lowest shape barres fret 1 and covers 4 frets. The E string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. D# falls on the D string. It sounds from D#2 up to D#4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck, with the lowest string slackened a whole tone.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.