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Db5 power chord on guitar

Db5 is a power chord: neither major nor minor, punchy with distortion. It is built from Db and Ab (formula 1 5). Power chords are the backbone of rock, punk and metal rhythm guitar. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xxxx24.

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x x x x 2 4
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x 4 6 6 x x
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x x x 6 9 9
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9 11 11 x x x
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x x 11 13 14 x

Db5 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 2: xxxx24. Mute the low E, A, D and G strings.
  2. Fret 4: x466xx. Mute the low E, B and high E strings.
  3. Fret 6: xxx699. Mute the low E, A and D strings.
  4. Fret 9: 9-11-11-x-x-x. Mute the G, B and high E strings.
  5. Fret 11: x-x-11-13-14-x. Mute the low E, A and high E strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Db5 chord?
Db5 is made of Db and Ab: the root and perfect 5th above Db.
What is the easiest way to play Db5?
Play xxxx24 (low E to high E): mute the low E, A, D and G strings.

Also try: Db Major · C# Minor · Db7 · Dbmaj7 · Chord Charts