F5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

3412FCCF
F5
Power Chord
Notes:F · C
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFC
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 5 1 13 4 1 2F C C Fhard
3 5 x x1 2 – –F C x xmedium
x 5 6 x– 1 2 –x C F xeasy
x x 6 8– – 1 2x x F Cmedium
x 10 x 8– 2 – 1x F x Chard
10 10 x x1 2 – –C F x xeasy
3 x 1 13 – 1 2F x C Fhard
3 5 6 x1 2 3 –F C F xmedium
x 5 6 8– 1 2 3x C F Cmedium
x 10 6 8– 3 1 2x F F Chard
10 10 x 82 3 – 1C F x Chard
3 5 1 x2 3 1 –F C C xhard
10 10 6 83 4 1 2C F F Chard
3 x 1 x2 – 1 –F x C xhard
10 10 6 x2 3 1 –C F F xhard
x x 1 1– – 1 2x x C Feasy

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
57C

More F chords

Other roots

See F5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F5 chord?

F5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes F, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.