Db Power Chord (5) (Db5)

Also written as C# Power Chord (5) (C# and Db are the same key).

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1+5
C#1G#5
4 4

Notes in Db Power Chord (5)

C# (root)G#

Inversions

Same notes as Db Power Chord (5), with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

C# in the bass

C#1G#5

1st inversion

G# in the bass (Db5/G#)

G#1C#5

Press C# and G# together on the keyboard and you're playing Db Power Chord (5).

Just a root and a fifth, no third at all. That makes it neither major nor minor, which is why rock guitar and simple piano left-hand parts lean on it so much. It sounds strong and neutral, and it leaves room for a singer or another instrument to decide the mood.

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.