F5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:F · C

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 x 1 2 4	– 3 – 1 2 4	x F x C F C	hard
x x x x 2 4	– – – – 1 2	x x x x F C	medium
x 4 6 6 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x F C F x x	medium
x x x 6 9 9	– – – 1 2 3	x x x F C F	medium
11 11 11 x 9 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	F C F x C x	hard
11 11 11 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	F C F x x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 x 1 2 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x F x C F x	hard
x 4 6 6 2 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x F C F F x	hard
x 4 6 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x F C x x x	medium
x x x 6 9 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x F C x	medium
x x 11 x 9 9	– – 3 – 1 2	x x F x C F	hard
11 11 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	F C x x x x	easy
x 4 x 1 x x	– 2 – 1 – –	x F x C x x	hard
x x x 6 2 4	– – – 3 1 2	x x x F F C	hard
x 4 6 6 x 4	– 1 3 4 – 2	x F C F x C	hard
x x 6 6 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x C F x x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop F# 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.