D# Power (5) Chord on Mandocello
Play D# Power (5) on Mandocello: 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 Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 3 frets, with no open courses in it. D# falls on the C course. It sounds from D#2 up to A#3.
Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
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.