D Power (5) Chord on Guitar
Play D Power (5) on Guitar: 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 Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A and D strings open and takes the rest at fret 2, reaching across 2 frets. Both E strings stay silent, so 4 of 6 sound. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from A2 up to D4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
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.