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Guitar chord · Power Chord

F5 chord (F Power Chord)

Powerful rock/metal staple consisting of root and fifth without a third.

Notes FC
Formula 1 5
Shapes 2 on this page

F5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.

6th String Root Power Chord 1 3 3 x x x
5th String Root Power Chord x 8 10 10 x x

Interactive chord diagram

F5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over F5

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when F5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a F5 chord?
F5 is F, C: the 1, 5 of F.
How do you play F5 on guitar?
6th String Root Power Chord: 1 3 3 x x x; 5th String Root Power Chord: x 8 10 10 x x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with F5?
Scales on F that contain every note of F5: F Major, F Minor, F Minor Pentatonic, F Major Pentatonic, F Blues, F Major Blues.

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