Db5 Ukulele Chord
Looking for the Db5 chord on your ukulele? It is a barre shape, which feels awkward at first but is well worth learning. Your fingers go on the g, C, E and A strings. The steps below show exactly where each one sits.
A three-finger shape. Here is how to play Db5, step by step.
- Notes: Db and Ab
- Frets: 1 1 4 4
- Tuning: g C E A
Db5 ukulele chord details
- Type
- Power chord (no 3rd)
- Also known as
- Db power chord
- Formula
- 1 5
- Intervals
- Db (root), Ab (perfect 5th)
- Notes
- Db and Ab
- Frets
- 1 1 4 4
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Tuning
- Standard (g C E A)
How to play the Db5 chord
Here is the Db5 chord step by step:
- Lay your index finger flat across the g and C strings at the 1st fret, a small barre.
- Put your ring finger on the 4th fret of the E string.
- Put your little finger on the 4th fret of the A string.
- Strum all four strings.
Roll your index finger slightly onto its bony side so it presses every string evenly. Read how to play bar chords if it keeps buzzing. New to these grids? Have a look at how to read a ukulele chord diagram.
What notes are in the Db5 chord?
The Db5 chord is built from two notes: Db and Ab (the root and perfect 5th). On the ukulele the Ab is doubled, so you get a nice full sound. With no third at all, a power chord is neither major nor minor. It is just a solid, neutral, punchy sound borrowed from rock.
Ukulele songs that use the Db5 chord
- Olivia Rodrigojealousy, jealousy
- Misc MusicalsFreeze Your Brain
- Cardi BWAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
- IV of SpadesMundo
- Wilbur SootSoft Boy (new)
- Misc MusicalsDead Girl Walking (Heathers)
- Modern BaseballTears Over Beers
- Arctic MonkeysI Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- Gwen StefaniBubble Pop Electric
- WeezerPork And Beans
Want to go further?
Once Db5 feels comfortable, its close relatives are worth exploring: try Db7, Dbmaj7, Dbm and Db. Power chords are a rock staple and slide easily up and down the neck. When that feels good, work on switching between chords faster. When you are ready, try some easy ukulele songs.