F5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:F · C

easyfret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x x x x 0 0 3 3 3 3	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x F F C C F F	easy
5 5 5 5 5 5 x x 3 3 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	F F C C F F x x C C x x	hard
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	F F C C F F F F x x x x	easy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 8 8 10 10	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4	x x F F x x C C F F C C	hard
x x x x x x 0 0 8 8 10 10	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x F F F F C C	medium
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x F F C C F F x x x x	medium
x x x x 12 12 12 12 x x x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x C C F F x x x x	easy
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3	3 3 4 4 – – – – 1 1 2 2	F F C C C C F F C C F F	medium
x x x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 3 3	– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x x x F F C C C C F F	hard
5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	F F C C F F x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 x x 7 7 8 8 x x	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x F F x x C C F F x x	hard
x x x x x x x x 8 8 10 10	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x F F C C	medium
x x 10 10 12 12 0 0 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x F F C C F F x x x x	medium
12 12 x x 12 12 12 12 x x x x	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	C C x x C C F F x x x x	easy
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 x x	2 2 3 3 – – – – 1 1 – –	F F C C C C F F C C x x	medium
x x x x 5 5 x x 3 3 3 3	– – – – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x F F x x C C F F	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
5	7	C

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See F5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

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.