F5 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

123411FCFCCF
F5
Power Chord
Notes:F · C
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFC
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 3 5 1 11 2 3 4 1 1F C F C C Fhard · barre on fret 1
x x 3 5 x x– – 1 2 – –x x F C x xmedium
x 8 x 5 6 8– 3 – 1 2 4x F x C F Chard
x x x x 6 8– – – – 1 2x x x x F Cmedium
x 8 10 10 x x– 1 2 3 – –x F C F x xmedium
x x 10 10 x x– – 1 2 – –x x C F x xeasy
1 3 3 x x x1 2 3 – – –F C F x x xmedium
x x 3 5 6 x– – 1 2 3 –x x F C F xmedium
x 8 x 5 6 x– 3 – 1 2 –x F x C F xhard
x 8 10 10 6 x– 2 3 4 1 –x F C F F xhard
x 8 10 x x x– 1 2 – – –x F C x x xmedium
1 3 3 5 1 x1 2 3 4 1 –F C F C C xhard · barre on fret 1
x 3 3 x x x– 1 2 – – –x C F x x xeasy
x 8 x 5 x x– 2 – 1 – –x F x C x xhard
x x x 10 6 8– – – 3 1 2x x x F F Chard
x 8 10 10 x 8– 1 3 4 – 2x F C F x Chard

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar 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.