D Power (5) Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the D Power (5) chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
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 Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 7 over a 4-fret stretch. D falls on the G string. It sounds from D3 up to D5.
Octave Mandolin 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.