F5 chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

in Standard (A-D-F#-B) tuning · Also known as ADF#B

✕231CFC
F5
Power Chord
Notes:F · C
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFC
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 x 12 3 – 1C F x Chard
x 3 6 6– 1 2 3x F C Fmedium
x x 6 6– – 1 2x x C Feasy
8 10 x x1 2 – –F C x xmedium
x 10 11 x– 1 2 –x C F xeasy
x 3 x 1– 2 – 1x F x Chard
x 3 6 x– 1 2 –x F C xmedium
8 10 6 63 4 1 2F C C Fhard
8 10 11 x1 2 3 –F C F xmedium
3 3 x x1 2 – –C F x xeasy
8 x 6 63 – 1 2F x C Fhard
3 3 6 61 2 3 4C F C Fmedium
x 10 6 6– 3 1 2x C C Fhard
3 3 6 x1 2 3 –C F C xmedium
8 10 6 x2 3 1 –F C C xhard
3 x 6 61 – 2 3C x C Fhard

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for Venezuelan Cuatro 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

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.