Song Help Request Lithium - Nirvana

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Hi,
I'm awfully loving Nirvana's "Lithium", but I'm a very beginner on the Uke and I don't really know how to play the chords!
The main Chords should be
Em G# C#5 A C5 D5 B5 D5
Em is clear to me, G# also, but what are these "5" chords? How do i play them? I've searched the Internet for so long, but I didn't find an answer.
There is even a Youtubevideo with the song, but I don't know how to play:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdWKnfeTcvM

Please help a desperate Uke-mate!
 
The fifths are also called "power chords," which are pretty common in rock. They consist of only the root note and the fifth and usually stay within one octave. So a C5 is C and G only, which you might play as X033.

Look up what notes make up the major scales and find a chart of the fretboard and the chords will become easy to map out.

--Mark
 
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