Rock in Drop D — getting started New
A D5-G5-E5 power chord riff played in Drop D tuning (low E string tuned down a whole step to D). Chords marked with a "d" (D5d, G5d, E5d) are played as a single-finger barre across the bottom 3 strings, without the finger stretch needed in standard tuning.
Tips
Tune your low E string down to D precisely first (by ear against the open D string, or with a tuner) before starting. The same one-finger barre shape simply slides along the neck for each chord.
Chord progression — D
Bar 1
D5d
Bar 2
D5d
Bar 3
G5d
Bar 4
G5d
Bar 5
E5d
Bar 6
E5d
Bar 7
D5d
Bar 8
D5d
Chords
Related sheets
- String skipping (Level 4)
- Three-note rolling lick riff — C minor (Level 4)
- Barre — F major / F minor parallel (Level 4)